Summer is coming: Cassini images show methane rain on Titan

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is a surprisingly dynamic world, with a thick atmosphere and surface oceans of liquid methane. Like the fictional land of Westeros in Game of Thrones, seasons on Titan last about seven years, and summer was due to hit its northern hemisphere in 2016. But strangely enough, it didn't seem to arrive as expected. Now, astronomers have analyzed Cassini images and found evidence of rainfall, indicating that finally, summer is coming.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Astronomy
• Cassini
• Methane
• Rain
• Saturn
• Titan
• Weather

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