Oceans on Titan a near-certainty according to Cassini spacecraft
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A possible scenario for the layers of Titan (Image: A. Tavani)
A natural-color image of Titan captured by Cassini (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)
An artist's impression of Cassini entering Saturn's orbit (Image: NASA)
Saturn's third largest moon Dione captured with Titan and Saturn beyond by Cassini (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)
A natural-color image of Titan in front of Saturn captured by Cassini (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)
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The icy surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is almost certainly hiding an ocean of liquid water according to data received by NASA from its Cassini spacecraft. The finding could shed light on the mystery of how methane in Titan's atmosphere is replenished.
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