Titan is covered by electrically charged sand grains, experiments suggest

Titan is covered by electrically charged sand grains, experiments suggest Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017 - New research suggests the sand grains on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, behave similar to the packing peanuts used in shipping boxes. Lab experiments suggest the granules become electrically charged and clump together, resisting motion as they attach themselves to other hydrocarbons. The sand grains become charged as they're excited by strong winds and hop along the surface - a p ... more

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