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Lake spotted on Titan?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ultimate-polar-bear-swim dept.

jahead writes "It looks like a lake has been seen on Saturn's moon Titan by the Cassini probe. But don't get too excited yet. As mentioned by Elizabeth Turtle in the article, it could also be a dried up lake that left dark deposits."

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  1. Act now!!! by 1967mustangman · · Score: 5, Funny

    And now, for a limited time only, I can sell you lake front property on said lake on Titan for the astonishingly low price of $20 an acre!!!

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    1. Re:Act now!!! by farker+haiku · · Score: 2, Funny

      You think that's something? I own the bridge that crosses the lake. I'll sell it for the reasonable price of $5,000.

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  2. Fly Fishing by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 2, Funny

    And the Space tourism boon gets another boost.

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  3. Great deal by autopr0n · · Score: 2, Funny

    Once prices go up, the government will just seize it under eminent domain!

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    1. Re:Great deal by telecsan · · Score: 2, Funny

      How are prices going to go up near a lake of liquid methane? Talk about a stinky place to live...

  4. Strewth... by gowen · · Score: 3, Funny

    I knew Ricki Lake had a fat ass, but I didn't know you could see it from space.

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    1. Re:Strewth... by macaulay805 · · Score: 2, Funny

      and think of how long the dark deposits have been sitting there when the probes found 'em.

  5. Not a lake by Glog · · Score: 3, Funny

    The announcement was later rectracted by NASA officials after it was confirmed that the "dried-up lake" was, in fact, Joan Rivers vacationing in the new Klingon botox retreat.

  6. Got a match? by tzuriel · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Titan went up in flames earlier this morning when a careless tourist ignored the "No Smoking" signs clearly posted in the vicinity of "Methane Lake". When will these off-worlders learn to pay attention?

  7. Re:Interesting, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    hint: you are at the wrong planet ...

    cassini left the jupiter orbit quite some time ago without stopping

  8. Re:Tough troll by daniil · · Score: 4, Funny
    You're weak, dude. Let me show you how it's done:

    A few weeks ago, a lake mysteriously went missing in Russia. Back then, many people suspected that the lake had gotten fed up with the villagers throwing garbage into it, and just walked away. I guess we now know where it went :7

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  9. Any sign of any... by centauri · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sirens?

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  10. Re:So there's this feature... by Professr3 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes they can, all they have to do is put a Bat Utility Belt on it, and *poof*! Any instrument they could ever need.

  11. News Flash: Titan's atmosphere wiped out by clem9796 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Huygens> Affirmative, parachute deployed.

    Cassini> Can you see anything down there yet?

    Huygens> Not really, it's pretty dark.

    Cassini> Turn on your flashlight.

    Huygens> Alright, taking it out... aw crap, I dropped it, not gettin that one back, I'm still at 10,000 meters.

    Cassini> Oh that sucks, what about your water proof matches? Says here in the manual that we should use them in case of emergency.

    Huygens> Well, it's better than sitting here in the dark... Taking them out, opening the box, I'll use two jus... *carrier terminated*

    Cassini> Huygens? Huygens respond. Come on back now. Uh, Houston.. we have a problem.

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