Volcano On Titan
The European - American Cassini - Huygens space probe has detected traces of ice flowing on the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, suggesting the existence of an ice volcano.
The radar image sent back to earth by the probe looks very much like its something that oozed across the surface of the moon. The probes radar mapped as 230 sq. km area of Titan from an altitude of 2,494 km.
The surprising discovery was made by radio and plasma wave detectors on board the Cassini spacecraft as it passed over Saturn’s rings during its arrival at the planet. The tones are emitted as radio waves.
The tones are short, typically lasting between one and three seconds, and unlike the ethereal sliding tones associated with other cosmetic processes, every one is quite distinct. The evidence suggests that each tone is produced by the impact of a meteoroid on the icy chunks that make up the rings.