Submission + - Seven Hundred Leagues Beneath Titanâ(TM)s Methane Seas (nytimes.com) 2
Anonymouse Cowtard writes: From The New York Times: What could be more exciting than flying a helicopter over the deserts of Mars? How about playing Captain Nemo on Saturnâ(TM)s large, foggy moon Titan â" plumbing the depths of a methane ocean, dodging hydrocarbon icebergs and exploring an ancient, frigid shoreline of organic goo a billion miles from the sun?
NASA recently announced that it would launch a drone called Dragonfly to the Saturnian moon in 2026. Proposals have also circulated for an orbiter, a floating probe that could splash down in a lake, even a robotic submarine.
NASA recently announced that it would launch a drone called Dragonfly to the Saturnian moon in 2026. Proposals have also circulated for an orbiter, a floating probe that could splash down in a lake, even a robotic submarine.
