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Dynamic Methane Lakes on Titan – a Moon of Saturn

July 28th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

The largest lake on Saturn’s moon, Titan has lost 15 feet of methane to evaporation over the past four years. Shorelines of the lake have receded by as much as six miles.

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Temperature Mystery: Saturn’s Moon Mimas

March 30th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

NASA researchers were surprised when they obtained the highest-resolution-yet temperature map of Saturn’s icy moon Mimas. The surface temperatures were nothing as expected – they called them “bizarre”.

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