Reevaluating Titan: No Hidden Ocean, but Possible Alien Habitats

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A new study suggests Saturn's moon Titan may not have a global underground ocean as previously thought, but instead has deep layers of ice and slush with pockets of liquid water, which could still harbor microbial life. This challenges earlier assumptions based on Cassini data, and upcoming missions like NASA's Dragonfly aim to provide more insights.
- Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests KSL News
- Titan’s strong tidal dissipation precludes a subsurface ocean Nature
- New Views of Solar System Moons Complicate Ocean Worlds Theory Scientific American
- Scientists Thought Saturn’s Moon Titan Hid a Secret Ocean. They Were Wrong Gizmodo
- Saturn's largest moon may be riddled with 'slushy tunnels' that contain alien life, new study hints Live Science
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