Possible Cryovolcano Discovered on Titan

Rei writes "NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is reporting that the Cassini spacecraft has observed what appears to be a cryovolcano on Saturn's moon Titan. Given the absense of a global methane sea on Titan, the snail-shaped structure with what appears to be a caldera on top could explain how Titan's methane stays replenished. It could further explain the dry drainage channels discovered by the Huygens lander as being formed by heavy methane rainfall after eruptions."

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Re:The solar system is fouled up, isn't it?

[ScentCone]

What a hoot! It's so funny that every time there's an article that mentions hydrocarbons of any kind, we can use it to show how the administration is personally stealing oil and putting in big secret tanks that they'll only share with their rich children!

Honestly, I thought that the abbreviation "M$" was the funniest thing I'd ever seen, but this is much, much better.