New Study Challenges the Existence of a Subsurface Ocean on Titan
TL;DR
A new study suggests Saturn's moon Titan may not have a global underground ocean as previously thought, but instead has deep layers of ice and slush with pockets of liquid water, which could still harbor microbial life, challenging earlier assumptions based on Cassini data.
- Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests ABC News
- Titan’s strong tidal dissipation precludes a subsurface ocean Nature
- Saturn's Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean Caltech
- Saturn's largest moon may be riddled with 'slushy tunnels' that contain alien life, new study hints Live Science
- New Views of Saturn’s Moon Titan and Jupiter’s Moon Europa Complicate Ocean Worlds Theory Scientific American
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