Is Earth 2.0 hiding in our solar system? Scientists find clues near Saturn

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The largest moon in the Saturn system, Titan, has rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain coming through a thick atmosphere similar to what Earth experiences.

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Saturn with its majestic rings. Surrounded by 82 moons, the Saturnian system in itself is like a mini solar system.

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Among these 82 moons of saturn, the most interesting moon is Titan, which looks similar to Earth. Titan is the tenth-largest object in the solar system, including the Sun.

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Titan has rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain coming through a thick atmosphere. However, these lakes are filled with different materials than one on Earth.

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Liquid methane streams trace Titan’s icy surface and nitrogen winds build hydrocarbon sand dunes on Titan.

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The research on Titan shows that how the season cycle drives the movement of grains over the moon’s surface.

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Scientists have long admired this mysterious world for having Earth-like features along with a seasonal liquid transport cycle.

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Titan's atmospheric composition is nitrogen (97%), methane (2.7±0.1%), and hydrogen (0.1–0.2%), with trace amounts of other gases. There are trace amounts of other hydrocarbons.

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