Methane Lakeside. Titan

Started by RichTwo, December 18, 2020, 05:18:33 PM

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RichTwo

The largest moon of Saturn, Titan is the only body of the Solar System, other than our own Earth which retains a liquid on its surface.  It's not water but liquid methane.  Completely covered by a thick, smoggy atmosphere, its surface cannot be seen with visible light.  Only by cloud-penetrating means such as radar mapping can give clues about what exists there.  Which what the Cassini probe did.

So, that being said, I am at liberty to speculate.  The lakes are near Titan's north pole so the sun, if visible at all through the clouds remains near the horizon.  Saturn itself would not be in view at all, clouds or not.  How the liquid methane would appear or behave is guesswork.  Foam?  Wet the stones and soil at the edge?  I decided on none of it.  Because who really knows?
 
For more information on Titan: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/in-depth/#otp_structure
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cocateho26

Nice! Always interested in the crazy worlds out there, so much stuff we wouldn't even think about until we find it. Excited to see what actually comes of the next Titan mission.

DocCharly65

Quote from: RichTwo on December 18, 2020, 05:18:33 PMHow the liquid methane would appear or behave is guesswork.
If there'll be any probe landing there and sending us photos, I'll check again. Untill then I'll just believe your imagination :) Nice Work!

I'm really curious what will expored in the future in our solar system as well as all the unknown stuff like dark matter...