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Posted by John Curtis on October 13, 2007, 10:51 am
Please log in for more thread options > In Friday's local rag there was a story on Titan from the Associated
> Press. As reported in Thursday's online journal Science, there's a
> drizzle of liquid methane in some locations in Titan's morning. Seems
> that maybe moisture laden clouds pushed upslope Titan mountains by winds
> condense to form coastal rains. The drizzle could hit the ground or
> form a ground mist.
Titan's methane provides a glimpse into ancient Earth. Based on the
composition of the Sun, methane is the fourth largest component
of a planet, after hydrogen, helium and water:
http://www.genesismission.org/educate/kitchen/techappl/pdf/PlanetDiver.pdf
page 12
Even now, the 35000 tons of CO2 produced daily at Mt. Etna result
from the burning of methane:
http://www.maion.com/photography/etna/index_p2.html
John Curtis
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