'Sunlit wet sidewalk' provides evidence of methane rainfall on the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan

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Methane rainfall indicates the start of the summer season in Titan's northern hemisphere

Using the images captured by the Cassini spacecraft, scientists have found evidence of methane rainfall at the North Pole of Titan, the biggest moon of Saturn. Scientists say this rainfall is the f...

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