dixen (Unstopable Lover + The Bachelor): Cassini finds Titan's clouds hang on to summer. Scientists think the sluggishness of temperature changes at the surface and low atmosphere on Titan may be responsible for its unexpected warm and wet, hence cloudy, late summer. continued... * 14-06-09 - 01:15:34
dixen (Unstopable Lover + The Bachelor): Cloud chasers studying Saturn's moon Titan say its clouds form and move much like those on Earth, but in a much slower, more lingering fashion. Their forecast for Titan's early autumn: warm and wetter. continued... * 14-06-09 - 01:18:12
dixen (Unstopable Lover + The Bachelor): Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have monitored Titan's atmosphere for 3.5 years, bet. July 2004 and December 2007, and observed more than 200 clouds. They found that the way these clouds are distributed around Titan matches scientists' global circulation models. The only exception is timing clouds are still noticeable in the southern hemisphere while fall is approaching. continued... * 14-06-09 - 01:22:56