... The moniker "methane dwarf" was derived from the strong signature of methane gas in the object's spectrum . ... presence of methane (CH4) indicates that this object is cool - cooler than brown dwarfs which lack the strong methane signature ...
... 2009 January 19 . Methane Discovered in the Atmosphere of Mars . Credit: NASA . Explanation: Why is there methane on Mars? ... Methane Discovered in the Atmosphere of Mars . Credit: NASA . Explanation: Why is there methane on Mars? No one is sure. ...
... 2002 February 12 . Methane Earth . Credit: GISS , NASA . ... Credit: GISS , NASA . Explanation: Can you help in reducing this blanket of methane gas that is warming up our Earth ? ...
... 2006 July 31 . Possible Methane Lakes on Titan . Credit: Cassini Radar Mapper , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Credit: Cassini Radar Mapper , JPL , ESA , NASA . Explanation: Have methane lakes been discovered on Saturn's Titan? ...
... Explanation: Methane rain, evaporating lakes, flowing rivers, and water ice ... image was taken but contained a flowing liquid - likely methane - in the recent past ...
... a nearly uniform blue hue created by small amounts of methane drifting in a thick atmosphere of nearly colorless hydrogen and ... Recent computer simulations indicate that scooters are methane clouds that might commonly be found near dark spots. ...
... Explanation: Could the building blocks of life exist under the smog of Titan ? What is creating all of the methane ? ... The white spot visible near the South Pole is hypothesized to be a persistent cloud of large particles containing methane. ...
... largest moon so mysterious that seemingly farfetched hypotheses like methane rain and lakes have been seriously considered ... In the above depiction , orange hydrocarbons color a landscape covered with lakes and peaks of frozen methane and ammonia . ...