Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Cassini image confirms liquid on Saturn moon:

A flash of sunlight reflecting off a hydrocarbon lake on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan has been spotted by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, confirming the presence of liquid on a part of the surface of the hazy satellite with many lake-shaped basins.

The image taken by Cassini is the first that shows such a glint of light off liquid from another world.
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