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Saturn's Moon Titan Has Soft Surface With Thin Crust, ESA's Huygens Probe Finds

Titan Surface

The surface of Saturn's huge moon Titan has the consistency of soft, wet sand with a fragile crust on top, a new analysis of a nearly eight-year-old space probe landing suggests.

 

Saturn moon offers hints of early life on Earth

Saturn's largest moon, Titan possesses an ammonia and methane atmosphere that obscures its frozen surface from view. Since a 1980 Voyager I flyby, ...

 

Craft sends Saturn moon pictures

Craft sends Saturn moon pictures

The Cassini mission completes a flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, sending back data and stunning images of the rippling terrain.

 

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