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Pictures of Titan's Lakes

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-space-nobody-can-hear-you-fish dept.

sighted writes "For decades, scientists have wondered if the thick orange haze that shrouds Saturn's giant moon Titan hid lakes of liquid methane on the surface, but there was no way to confirm it, until now. The Cassini flyby of July 22, 2006 took these striking images and were released today."

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  1. Vacation on Titan by Stephen+Tennant · · Score: 5, Funny

    Swimming in liquid farts

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    I spend most of my time in bed, darling.
  2. More information at ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This other location at the Cassini site, and this older article from the BBC.

    The original article is in the journal Nature, but you need a subscription to view it. You can still read the abstract, though.

  3. Somebody has to say it by LarryLong · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe the methane came from Uranus? Sorry. :)