... The leading explanation is that these regions are lakes, possibly composed of liquid methane. ... from Cassini during Titan flybys will further test the methane lake hypothesis, as comparative wind effects on the regions are ...
... In fact, it's likely been raining methane on Titan and that's not an April Fools' joke . ... 290 degrees F (-180 degrees C), the cycle of evaporation, cloud formation, and rain involves liquid methane instead of water ...
... Celsius) and a composition dominated by Hydrogen (about 90%), and Helium (about 10%) with a smattering of hydrogen compounds like methane and ammonia, astronomers have been hard pressed to explain the blue, orange and brown cloud bands and the salmon ...
... degrees Celsius) and a composition dominated by hydrogen (about 90%), and helium (about 10%) with a smattering of hydrogen compounds like methane and ammonia, the blue, orange, and brown cloud bands and the salmon colored "red" spot are hard to explain ...
... about 0.01 millibar ), composed mostly of nitrogen with a small amount of methane ... At this temperature methane, nitrogen and carbon dioxide all freeze solid. ... hemisphere is covered with an "ice cap" of frozen nitrogen and methane (right ...