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Far-off Cousin of Part-time African Lake Found on Titan


Ephemeral lakes on Titan and Earth
Ephemeral lakes on Titan and Earth

EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2012.  A region on Saturn’s moon Titan has been found to be similar to the Etosha Pan in Namibia, Africa. Both are ephemeral lakes – large, shallow depressions that sometimes fill with liquid. 

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Ontario Lacus is the largest lake in the southern hemisphere of Saturn’s moon, Titan. It is a little smaller than its namesake, Lake Ontario in North America, but otherwise differs from it in some…

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