Saturday, August 15, 2009

Scientists Spot Massive Methane Rainstorm Over Saturn's Moon Titan

Worried about nasty tropical weather?

Be glad you're not on Saturn's moon Titan.

Astronomers have discovered a storm system on Titan the size of India. It popped up in April 2008 in the moon's tropics, a latitude belt not known for cloudiness. The storm, reported in the latest edition of the journal Nature, is another "a-ha" moment as scientists try to figure out how Titan's bizarre atmosphere works and the forces responsible for sculpting the moon's surface.

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