Nitrogen fizz fuels ‘magic island’ on Titan, simulation suggests
SHAPESHIFTER Nitrogen bubbles may be the source of an on-again, off-again bright spot, or “magic island,” on Saturn’s moon Titan. Cassini spacecraft images of the island, which sits in a hydrocarbon sea called Ligeia Mare, revealed the feature’s fickle nature.
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