Open AccessCassini sheds light on Titan's second largest lake, Ligeia Mare
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo140017
Subject(s) - titan (rocket family) , astrobiology , planet , geology , atmosphere (unit) , methane , pluto , atmospheric escape , environmental science , astronomy , physics , meteorology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is known for its dense, planet‐like atmosphere and large lakes most likely made of methane and ethane. It has been suggested that Titan's atmosphere and surface are a model of early Earth. Since the early 2000s, NASA's Cassini space probe has been unlocking secrets of the distant moon.