Friday, 3 October 2014

Cyanide fog marks winter's onset on Saturn moon Titan

SATURN DAILY
Cyanide fog marks winter's onset on Saturn moon Titan
Paris (AFP) Oct 01, 2014 - A cyanide cloud formed over Titan's south pole as the strange moon of Saturn entered its seven-year winter in 2009, astronomers reported on Wednesday. An enigma of the Solar System, Titan is studded with lakes of liquid hydrocarbons and a choking nitrogen-methane atmosphere, according to data sent back by a US-European scout mission. The satellite and its mother planet are so far from th ... more


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