Question: Which moon of planet Saturn is discovered of having lakes of liquid Methane on it?
(a) Titan
(b) Mimas
(c) Rhea
(d) Pan
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Scientists have discovered lakes filled with liquid methane on Titan,moon of Saturn.
- It is speculated that the lakes got formed when surrounding bedrock chemically dissolved and collapsed.
- Scientists on April 15, 2019 provided the most comprehensive look to date at one of the solar system’s most exotic features: prime lakeside property in the northern polar region of Saturn’s moon filled with liquid methane.
- Earth and moon Titan is the two places in solar system with standing bodies of liquid on the surface. Titan boasts lakes, rivers and seas of hydrocarbons: compounds of hydrogen and carbon like those that are the main components of petroleum and natural gas.
Titan:
- Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere.
- It is bigger than the planet Mercury. It has a diameter of 5,150 km and is the second largest moon behind Jupiter’s Ganymede.
- Titan is the most Earth-like body in the solar system. It has lakes, canyons, rivers, dune fields of organic sand particles about the same size as silica sand grains on Earth.
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/lakes-filled-with-liquid-methane-on-titan/article26857385.ece
https://www.space.com/saturn-moon-titan-phantom-lakes-caves.html