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Jun 12 2007, 08:10 AM
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Interesting news:
- Mysterious signal hints at subsurface ocean on Titan ---------- The tentative detection of low frequency radio waves on Saturn's icy moon, Titan, could signal an underground ocean of liquid water, a new study [led by Fernando Simoes] says. ---------- -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Jun 13 2007, 11:18 AM
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The possibility of underground lakes of methane/ethane in the upper regions of Titan's icy crust was discussed in an earlier thread relating to the very low density/porosity/possibly cavernous nature inferred from radar measurements for parts of Xanadu. The layer of water/ammonia invoked to contain this possible ELF resonance would on the other hand be located at the bottom of the icy crust, where conditions are presumably a bit warmer. So it's possible that Titan actually posesses two different kinds of sunless sea, one at the bottom of the Alph and one at the bottom of the ELF.
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SigurRosFan Titan's Subsurface Ocean Jun 12 2007, 08:10 AM
remcook There's a paper in press at Icarus which also ... Jun 12 2007, 09:39 AM
remcook I also had a quick look at the PSS paper by Simoes... Jun 12 2007, 09:55 AM
TheChemist I struggled myself quite a bit too.
From what I ... Jun 12 2007, 11:15 AM
David If there's a Xanadu on Titan, then obviously i... Jun 12 2007, 12:16 PM
mchan QUOTE (David @ Jun 12 2007, 05:16 AM) If ... Jun 13 2007, 10:53 AM
Littlebit There is an overview here:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa... Jun 12 2007, 03:23 PM
Stu Sorry, but everytime Xanadu comes up I have horrib... Jun 13 2007, 11:08 AM![]() ![]() |
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