Titan has lakes of liquid methane

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Titan has lakes of liquid methane

Saturn's moon Titan boasts vast polar lakes of liquid methane and ethane, making it the only other world with stable surface liquids and a unique hydrological cycle.

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is the only other world in our solar system with stable liquid bodies on its surface. Instead of water, its vast lakes and seas are filled with liquid methane and ethane, remaining fluid due to the moon's frigid -179 degrees Celsius average temperature.

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