| A clearer view
of Titan
A new map, the
sharpest ever generated of Saturn’s moon Titan, reveals dark regions
of this haze-shrouded body that could be oceans of hydrocarbons.
References:
1999. Possible
hydrocarbon seas on Saturn’s moon Titan. Press Release. July 28.
Further Readings:
Cowen, R. 1997. C’est
la vie. Science News 152(Nov. 1):284.
______. 1994.
Hubble: Evidence of oceans on Titan? Science News 146(Nov.
12):309.
Sources:
Jonathan I.
Lunine
University of Arizona
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
Tucson, AZ 85721
Claire E. Max
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
L-413
7000 East Avenue
Livermore, CA 94550-9900
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 10, September 4, 1999, p. 152. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |