Saturn Moon May Have Lakes

The Cassini space probe has found a huge methane gas lake on the largest and most mysterious moon of Saturn. The find could make Titan the only place outside Earth known to have lakes, scientists say.

The lake near Titan's south pole is about the size of Lake Ontario. Scientists think the lake may have been produced by a volcanic eruption or the impact of an asteroid.

The Cassini-Huygens space probe began its sweep of Titan in January 2005, sending back the first data on an atmosphere resembling Earth's when life began. The probe was the first man-made device to encounter the moon - and the first to orbit Saturn.

Dense mists envelope Titan. Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with a dense atmosphere - believed to be similar to the one initially formed when the Earth came into being.

The probe will scan Saturn's stormy atmosphere, molten core and mysterious rings, believed to be the remains of pulverised moons, asteroids and comets.


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