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This is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. (programming.dev)

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 9 months ago (15 children)

A clearer picture, for those interested:

http://annesastronomynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Titan.jpg

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Titan is the only object other than Earth where liquid hydrocarbon lakes and seas have actually been found (by Cassini) in its polar regions – in abundance in the north polar region and at least one of approximately 20,000 km2, called Ontario Lacus, on its south pole. Just recently, there have also been long-standing methane lakes, or puddles, in Titan’s “tropics” discovered.

[–] L3mmyW1nks 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

With its liquids (both surface and subsurface) and robust nitrogen atmosphere, Titan's methane cycle bears a striking similarity to Earth's water cycle, albeit at the much lower temperature of about 94 K (−179 °C; −290 °F).