Titan May Have an Ocean

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 18, 2011 @02:40AM from the too-cold-to-swim-here-too dept.

olsmeister writes "Titan has been a particular focus of attention because of its dense, complex atmosphere, its weather and its lakes and oceans. Now it looks as if Titan is even stranger still. The evidence comes from careful observations of Titan's orbit and rotation. This indicates that Titan has an orbit similar to our Moon's; it always presents the same face toward Saturn and its axis of rotation tilts by about 0.3 degrees. This data allows astronomers to work out Titan's moment of inertia and points to something interesting. The numbers indicate that Titan's moment of inertia can only be explained if it is a solid body that is denser near the surface than it is at its center."

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Re:Grammar Check by Yeknomaguh · 2011-04-18 02:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

!troll. Who am I trolling? Slashdot's editors? All I'm saying is that this could've used a couple more goings over for grammar.
Re:Grammar Check by spire3661 · 2011-04-18 03:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Grammar is there merely to FACILITATE communication, not to be its master. Did communication occur? Did you understand the meaning through context? Kindly shut your pie-hole.

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