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Science, Society, and Fiction from Matthew R Francis

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  • A cloud in the Titanic sky

    Titan’s seasons change slowly: each year lasts 29.5 Earth years, so each season is more than 7 Earth years long. The moon is tidally-locked, presenting the same face to Saturn all the time, just like Earth’s Moon does, and it orbits very close to Saturn’s equator. That ties its seasons to Saturn’s: when the planet…

    Matthew R. Francis

    August 17, 2014
    Astronomy
    atmospheric science, planetary science, Titan
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