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The Sierras of Titan

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the titans-of-titan dept.

eldavojohn writes "Cassini has detected the tallest mountains on Titan, a large moon of Saturn. More importantly, clouds have also been detected in Titan's atmosphere. Why is this news important? Well, as scientists scan the skies for the easiest piece of mass to colonize, things that resemble Earth's geology & atmosphere are going to require the least effort & resources. These mountains mean that Titan may have tectonic plate movement similar in some ways to earth's. From the article, '"You can think of Titan as the Earth in deep freeze," said Dr Rosaly Lopes, Cassini radar team member at the US space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "It has a lot of the geological processes that Earth has. In fact, it is more Earth-like than anywhere else in the Solar System. But the surface is very cold; it's about minus 178C."'"

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  1. Computing implications? by lord+sibn · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ok, I don't follow slashdot that closely, but I'm surprised; 21 comments and nothing about beowulf clusters or extreme overclocking yet.

  2. In soviet Russia... by 192939495969798999 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, is -178C... in summertime! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

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  3. Colonize with Republicans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just send a bunch of Republicans to colonize it. With their attention to the environment, they will get it warmed up nice and toasty in a hundred years or so...

  4. All these worlds... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there.

  5. Titan, what a fine piece of mass by RalphTheWonderLlama · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you see the mountains on baby too???!! woooo-eeee

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  6. Deliberately Selected Junk Story of the Day? by skywire · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What bilge. The editors have stated publicly that they shoot for a certain formulaic mix, rather than to pick the best stories. It's becoming obvious that one element of the mix is the laughably stupid story.

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