Titan Ocean: NASA Discovers Possible Sea on Saturn's Moon

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Hey, Kevin Costner, NASA's got your Waterworld right here.

NASA scientists now believe Saturn's giant moon, aptly named Titan, may have a vast ocean just under its frozen skin. Their reasoning? The Cassini spacecraft has detected large amounts of physical distortion on Titan during its 16-day orbit of Saturn, 30 times greater than those expected on a rocky satellite, the distortion from the ringed planet's tremendous gravitational pull has led researchers to "the almost inescapable conclusion," that there is liquid water at depth on the giant moon.

Whether life abounds in the Titanic sea is debatable though. This outer space ocean may be laced with life-discouraging ammonia, which frees trapped methane—a gas Cassini has measured in huge quantities on Titan's surface. Webbed feet or not, we can't wait for the day we get to hit the alien beach—the waves on Titan have to be huge, right?

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[artman40]

Next they discover that some other moon which has ethanol oceans instead.

[Gamescare]

I never said that. I am a big believer in life on other planets, but it has to meet the right conditions.

[MrCaptainInternet]

just because we human beings cant live does not mean other things cannot too :D

[Alfred Mayer]

Right, except that those creatures do not "withstand" the pressure. They are part of the pressurized world. Pressure is relative.

[Alfred Mayer]

First of all we dont know anything about "every planet". in fact we know less than little about our own planet. everything we "know" about planets ends in the atmosphere or the first mile of the crust in some places. Our knowledge covers 0,001% of reality on earth. So why rushing to conclusions concerning an entirely unknown saturn moon?

[Gamescare]

You don't understand, that is not even below that oceanic crust. On every planet, the deeper you go into the crust, mantle, and core, it gets hotter and has more pressure. If titan's ocean is where they said it is then it is under many layers and anything under it will be put under massive pressure.

[Dusan Pesic]

GNARLY DUDE

[Gamescare]

wow, you need to relax. The temperature at titan's surface is roughly -290F. Now, they said titan's ocean is many layers into titan it's self. Pressure is another factor. I don't think anything could live under that much pressure. Also, if it is many layers in, how would these life forms receive oxygen, or C02?

[ataraxic89]

Oh? Really? I didnt know you were fucking god and had already been there. If its not too cold for LIQUID water its not too cold for life. See: Everywhere on earth there is near frozen water but still has life.

[Gamescare]

It is far too cold to support life at this time.