Saturn's Moon Titan Has Liquid Methane Rivers and Lakes
Titan is the only known world besides Earth with stable liquid lakes and rivers on its surface. However, those liquids aren't water—they are frigid liquid methane and ethane.
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Roughly what is the surface temperature on Titan in °C?
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Key Insight
At -179 °C, water is frozen solid like rock, whereas methane and ethane remain liquid.
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Why / How?
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Scientific Mechanism
At Titan's surface temperature of around -179 °C, water ice is as hard as rock, while methane and ethane exist as liquids. Just like Earth's water cycle, Titan has methane clouds, rain, rivers, and vast hydrocarbon seas.
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Why It Matters
At -179 °C, water is frozen solid like rock, whereas methane and ethane remain liquid.
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