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Evidence of methane rainfall on Titan
January 17 , 2019
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- The Scientists have found evidence of methane rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, using data from the Cassini spacecraft.
- The rainfall would be the first indication of the start of a summer season in Titan’s northern hemisphere.
- Reflective surface represents the first observations of summer rainfall on the moon's northern hemisphere.
- If compared to Earth's yearly cycle of four seasons, a season on Titan lasts seven Earth years.
- The Cassini mission was a collaboration between NASA, Europe Space agency and Italian space agency. It was launched in October 1997.
- The purpose of the spacecraft is to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
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