Cassini confirms methane sea on Titan

Q.  Which Saturn moon has been found composed of a sea full of methane?
- Published on 28 Apr 16

a. Titan
b. Io
c. Ganymede
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Titan
 
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, orbiting Saturn and its moons since 2004, has confirmed that a huge sea on Saturn's moon Titan is composed mostly of pure liquid methane.
  • The sea, called Ligeia Mare, has a surface area of about 126,000 sq. kms.
  • Cassini also found that the seabed may be covered in a sludge of carbon- and nitrogen-rich material, and its shores may be surrounded by wetlands.

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