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Shallow lakes on a moon of Saturn mysteriously vanish from view

Titan’s land of lakes includes bodies that were seen in winter but had disappeared by the onset of spring.
Colorised mosaic of images from NASA's Cassini mission showing Titan's northern region of lakes and seas.

Near its north pole, Saturn’s moon Titan boasts deep, methane-rich lakes (blue, above) as well as ephemeral ponds that are less than ankle-deep. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/USGS

The far northern reaches of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, might feature seasonal lakes that vanish between winter and spring.

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Nature 568, 437 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01221-7

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