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Kraken Mare in Titan

January 30 , 2021 1271 days 1161 0
  • The researchers have recently found that the largest sea in Titan (moon of Saturn) is thousand feet deep in its centre.
  • Kraken Mare is huge liquid body located in the north pole of Titan.
  • It is made of ethane and methane.
  • It was discovered by the space probe Cassini.
  • Cassini was developed under the collaboration of NASA, Italian Space Agency and European Space Agency.
  • Cassini was the first space probe to orbit Titan.
  • An island in Kraken Mare has been named “Mayda Insula”.
  • It is the first island to be named on a planet or moon other than the earth.

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