Shane McGlaun - Jan 22, 2021, 5:02am CST
One of the places that many scientists believe could harbor life in our solar system is on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Titan has a gaseous atmosphere and scientists believe beneath that atmosphere is a sea of liquid methane known as Kraken Mare. Astronomers at Cornell have now estimated the sea of liquid methane is at least 1000 feet deep near its center.
That’s good news because researchers say it is deep enough for a potential robotic submarine to explore. The announcement comes after the researchers sifted through data obtained from one of the final Cassini flybys of Titan. Lead author on the research Valerio Poggiali says the depth and composition of each of Titan’s seas have already been measured except for Kraken Mare.
We ll explore Titan with a methane submarine, a methane submarine, a methane submarine
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