Titan's surface organics surpass oil reserves on Earth

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An artists imagination of hydrocarbon pools icy and rocky terrain on the surface of Saturns largest moon Titan. Credits: Steven Hobbs
An artist's imagination of hydrocarbon pools, icy and rocky terrain on the surface of Saturn's largest moon Titan. Credits: Steven Hobbs

Saturn’s orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new Cassini data. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes.


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