CNEWS - Space: Scientists: Methane rain, river beds on Titan

CNEWS - Space: Scientists: Methane rain, river beds on Titan

A probe to Titan has found that liquid methane rains lash Saturn’s largest moon, a freezing, primitive but active world of ridges, peaks, river beds and deserts scoured by the same forces of erosion as Earth, scientists said Friday.

Methane is a highly flammable gas on Earth, but on Titan, it is liquid because of the intense pressure and cold.

“There is liquid that is flowing on the surface of Titan. It is not water — it is much too cold — it’s liquid methane,