RocketSTEM Issue #7 - May 2014 | Page 32

Liquid Lakes on Titan: The existence of oceans or lakes of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon Titan was predicted more than 20 years ago. But it had not been possible to provided evidence for large bodies of liquid. The lakes, darker than the surrounding terrain, are emphasized here by tinting regions of low backscatter in blue. 30 30 www.RocketSTEM .org