NASA Discover the "Nile" on Saturn Moon
Found on Titan. Length of 200 miles. Similar to the Nile.
Found on Titan. Length of 200 miles. Similar to the Nile.
Researchers
from the U.S. National Space Agency , NASA , presents unique findings ,
found in the Nile satellite of Saturn , Titan .
Because the characteristics and the shape is similar , the researchers liken the river with famous rivers on Earth , the Nile , as reported by Discovery Mag , October 24, 2013 .
Vid river called Flumina it flows along the 200 miles in the same pattern with the Nile . Role was also the same as the river Nile , which acts as a landscape inland .
Titan also through the river side and rough terrain . There is also a tributary that flows into the vast land and sea .
This finding has actually been delivered almost a year ago, on December 2012 , by planetary scientists from Brigham Young University in the Cassini spacecraft , Jani Radebaugh with international tm .
Actually , it is not a river in Titan Cassini observations focus . Initially the aircraft was orbiting Saturn and studying Titan since 2004 .
Researchers expect to find liquid methane on Titan's surface , which is rich in methane famous . Region is observed on the equator of Titan . Unfortunately , researchers have not found a river or the sea in the area .
Finally , Cassini 's orbit shifted to observe other areas . Well , once shifted to the polar regions of Titan , Cassini radar signal stops , and find the area with the dark spots that do not bounce .
Account after the spots turned out to be explored is the river . Interestingly , the texture was similar to the Nile river on Earth . " There seems to be fluid flowing through the river , " he explained .
geological clues
Radebauhg believe , the layout of the river is relatively straight geological clues Titan in the past . Features straight , he said , showed the existence of a separate deployment of the landscape , which is probably caused by the movement of tectonic plates as on Earth .
" There may already be active tectonics that shape the landscape , " he said .
Understanding tectonic Titan will provide clues for scientists to look at the model of the month .
" By understanding the inside of months , you 'll know how the moon formed and how the interaction with the planet diorbitinya , " said Steve Wall , deputy leader of the Cassini Radar .
After these findings , Radebaugh proposed an extension of the Cassini mission will end in 2017 .
" This is a tremendous body of months , and we barely entered the early stages to understand it , " said Wall .
Because the characteristics and the shape is similar , the researchers liken the river with famous rivers on Earth , the Nile , as reported by Discovery Mag , October 24, 2013 .
Vid river called Flumina it flows along the 200 miles in the same pattern with the Nile . Role was also the same as the river Nile , which acts as a landscape inland .
Titan also through the river side and rough terrain . There is also a tributary that flows into the vast land and sea .
This finding has actually been delivered almost a year ago, on December 2012 , by planetary scientists from Brigham Young University in the Cassini spacecraft , Jani Radebaugh with international tm .
Actually , it is not a river in Titan Cassini observations focus . Initially the aircraft was orbiting Saturn and studying Titan since 2004 .
Researchers expect to find liquid methane on Titan's surface , which is rich in methane famous . Region is observed on the equator of Titan . Unfortunately , researchers have not found a river or the sea in the area .
Finally , Cassini 's orbit shifted to observe other areas . Well , once shifted to the polar regions of Titan , Cassini radar signal stops , and find the area with the dark spots that do not bounce .
Account after the spots turned out to be explored is the river . Interestingly , the texture was similar to the Nile river on Earth . " There seems to be fluid flowing through the river , " he explained .
geological clues
Radebauhg believe , the layout of the river is relatively straight geological clues Titan in the past . Features straight , he said , showed the existence of a separate deployment of the landscape , which is probably caused by the movement of tectonic plates as on Earth .
" There may already be active tectonics that shape the landscape , " he said .
Understanding tectonic Titan will provide clues for scientists to look at the model of the month .
" By understanding the inside of months , you 'll know how the moon formed and how the interaction with the planet diorbitinya , " said Steve Wall , deputy leader of the Cassini Radar .
After these findings , Radebaugh proposed an extension of the Cassini mission will end in 2017 .
" This is a tremendous body of months , and we barely entered the early stages to understand it , " said Wall .
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