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Cassini finds an underground ocean on Titan

This animation depicts a cross-section of the Saturnian moon Titan. Cassini scientists speculate there may be a layer of liquid water mixed with ammonia about 100 kilometres (62 miles) below the surface of Titan (c) NASA

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Cassini finds an underground ocean on Titan
— 20 March 2008 19:45 GMT | Astronomy

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation will appear in the 21 March issue of the journal Science... — full story