Saturns largest moon, Titan, may not have a subsurface ocean after all. Thats according to a re-examination of data captured by NASAs Cassini mission, which flew by Titan dozens of times starting in 2004. By 2008, all the evidence suggested a subsurface ocean of liquid water waited beneath Titans geologically complex crust. But the latest analysis says the interior is more likely to be made of ice and slush, albeit with pockets of warm water that cycle from core to surface.
Saturns largest moon, Titan, may not have a subsurface ocean after all. Thats according to a re-examination of data captured by NASAs Cassini mission, which flew by Titan dozens of times starting in 2004. By 2008, all the evidence suggested a subsurface ocean of liquid water waited beneath Titans geologically complex crust. But the latest analysis says the interior is more likely to be made of ice and slush, albeit with pockets of warm water that cycle from core to surface.
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