Winter appears on Saturn's Titan moon

Astronomers have discovered a cyanide cloud covering Titan's southernmost region, a phenomenon similar to what happened in 2009 when Saturn, Titan's mother star, began the winter period. 7 years long.

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This is the result of a study published October 1 in the journal Nature Science by scientists at Bristol University (UK).

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Accordingly, scientists say the beginning of winter on Titan's moon is extremely intense and harsh, although this is also a particularly cold area in the space system.

In fact within a year, the asteroid's atmosphere must be cooled to at least 50 degrees Celsius to reach the extreme heat of -150 degrees Celsius, the environment necessary for the molecules of hydrogen cyanide to freeze. hard.

The report also said that five years ago, the US Cassini space exploration ship discovered Titan's southernmost clouds. After two years of observation, scientists also discovered the composition of these clouds, including molecules of cold hydrogen cyanide.

Titan is still considered a mystery of the solar system with lakes of liquid hydrocarbons scattered across the surface and an atmosphere of nitrogen and methane.

Titan and its mother star lie away from the Sun (1.4 billion km), which makes the distance between the seasons here last 7 years, not 3 months as on Earth.

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