Saturn moon Titan may harbor ocean below surface

[alp227]

Scientists reported Thursday on the strongest sign yet that Saturn's giant moon may have a salty ocean beneath its chilly surface.

If confirmed, it would catapult Titan into an elite class of solar system moons harboring water, an essential ingredient for life.

Titan boasts methane-filled seas at the poles and a possible lake near the equator. And it's long been speculated that Titan contains a hidden liquid layer, based on mathematical modeling and electric field measurements made by the Huygens spacecraft that landed on the surface in 2005.

Full: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Saturn-moon-Titan-may-harbor-ocean-below-surface-3670502.php

[deutsey]

1. Very intriguing

I can't believe more people are fascinated by what we've learned through space exploration over the past two or three decades.

[NickB79]

2. Liquid water with a massive layer of organic compounds above it. Sounds like bacterial heaven!

Looks like all the building blocks are there.