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August 10, 2016

Cassini discovers flooded canyon on Titan
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Aug 10, 2016
Saturn's moon Titan is home to a steep canyon flooded with hydrocarbons. Radar instruments on Cassini revealed the canyon as the NASA probe explored the branches of Titan's northern sea Ligeia Mare. The narrow branches turned out to be steep-walled channels. It's the first direct evidence of liquid-filled channels on Titan. Scientists have named a portion of the flooded canyon Vid Flumina. The network of narrow canyons features channel walls as steep as 40 degrees. The narrows are less t ... read more

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