Titan’s potential cryovolcanoes could spew icy slush of water and ammonia

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Titan may host cryovolcanoes that eject a cold ammonia–water slush instead of lava; Cassini-era data identified candidate features (like Sotra Patera) but no definitive smoking gun, leaving the cryovolcanism question unsettled. The interior could consist of high‑pressure ice pockets or a subsurface ocean that could supply melt, with ammonia helping lower the freezing point and reduce liquid density. The upcoming Dragonfly mission (launch 2028, arrival 2034) could measure surface chemistry, subsurface structure and seismic activity to help settle the debate; for now cryovolcanism on Titan remains physically plausible but unconfirmed.
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