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Ethane swamp on Titan

by

Walter B. Myers/Novapix

Reference

a-sat99-00318

Date

2009-08-17

Initially astronomers thought that Titan's entire surface may be covered by a liquid hydrocarbon ocean. More recent observations in infrared wavelengths suggest otherwise. In this image the artist is suggesting that Titan may be host to extremely cold ethane-methane swamps.