Why Titan's Lakes Are Asymmetrically Distributed

Astronomical investigations of Saturn's moon Titan have revealed over the past few years that the celestial body has numerous methane and ethane lakes adorning its surface. As more and more data sets on the lakes were made available through observations by the Cassini spacecraft and othe... [ read more >> ]

This image shows the northern and southern hemispheres of Titan, showing the disparity between the abundance of lakes in the north and their paucity in the South

Image comment: This image shows the northern and southern hemispheres of Titan, showing the disparity between the abundance of lakes in the north and their paucity in the South
Image credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona / Cassini Imaging Team

This image shows the northern and southern hemispheres of Titan, showing the disparity between the abundance of lakes in the north and their paucity in the South
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