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Titan's Lakes of Methane and Ethane
Rob Carr writes "During the most recent Cassini fly-by, the surface-mapping radar spotted what appear to be lakes in the high northern latitudes of Titan. From the article: 'The channels have a shape that strongly implies they were carved by liquid. Some of the dark patches and connecting channels are completely black, that is, they reflect back essentially no radar signal, and hence must be extremely smooth. In some cases rims can be seen around the dark patches, suggesting deposits that might form as liquid evaporates.' At Titan's temperatures, water is a solid; the lakes would be comprised of methane and ethane. The fluids are different, as are the temperatures, but these lakes cement Titan's status in the solar system as the place with the most earth-like weather — except for Earth, of course."
"is composed of" or "comprises"... not "is comprised of"
Titan will be added to the "Axis of Evil" and there will be accusations of WMDs being hidden by the Titans.
*greedily rubs hands together*
I don't know the meaning of the word 'don't' - J
I say we drill up there and pipe that methane directly into my Hummer's tank.
Peak oil, ha, who cares?
The billions poured into the Irak war will not be diverted to large-scale space transportation engineering!!!
To support a stable population with zero growth people would not have to give up sex, in fact a couple could have up to two children, and in many cases 3.
wtf? democrats? blaming democrats for lack of space funding? what a stupid and broad generalisation. maybe if we weren't spending billions on republican wars.
v etaxchart/taxchart.html
http://www.warresisters.org/piechart.htm
http://nationalpriorities.org/auxiliary/interacti
http://www.federalbudget.com/
also, giving up screwing is a stupid thing to ask. birth control is your friend.
MORTAR COMBAT!
sex != reproduction, since the birth control pill and even counting days.