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Scientists at University of Arizona using Nasa’s Cassini orbiter, have confirmed the existence of liquid gas lake on Saturn moon. The lake is referred to Ontario Lacus, and its about 150 miles or 235 kilometers long. This is the first time in Space exploration history, scientist find a body in our solar system beyond Earth that has liquid on its surface.

NASA scientist have concluded that Saturn's moon Titan has a surface lake filled with liquid. The only other known body in our solar system. Image Credit NASA.gov

“This is the first observation that really pins down that Titan has a surface lake filled with liquid,” VIMS principal investigator and Professor Robert H. Brown of UA’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory said. Brown and his team report their results in the July 31 issue of the journal Nature.

Scientists have detected the existence of Ethane gas, with other hydrocarbons in Titan’s atmosphere. They have also said that the lake might be evaporating because they were able to see that the sand on the beach is dark; which means that “sand” on wet with organics, or it could be covered with a thin layer of liquid organics, “We can see there’s a shelf, a beach, that is being exposed as the lake evaporates,” Brown said.

Sources Eurekalet - UPI -NASA