A robotic submarine can be used to study a sea of liquid methane on Titan, Saturn’s natural satellite. According to astronomers at Cornell University, Kraken Mare, Titan’s largest smelting methane group, could be studied using a robotic submarine because of its resemblance to water bodies on planet Earth. . Scientists have come up with the idea after going through loads of data collected at one of the last Titan flybys of the Cassini probe.
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“The depth and composition of all Titanium oceans has already been measured, with the exception of Titan’s largest ocean, Kraken Mare – which not only has a good reputation but also has about 80% of the lunar surface lifts. , “lead author Valerio Poggiali, a research associate at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science (CCAPS), in the College of Arts and Sciences, said in a statement.
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1,000 feet deep
The astronauts published their findings in the Journal of Geophysical Research earlier this month. Scientists analyzed the data from a spacecraft radar that studied Ligeia Mare, a smaller sea on the north pole area of the moon, on August 21, 2014. Scientists have discovered the depth of the sea by noting Cassini radar return time differences on the melting surface. and the seabed during the 2014 study. Scientists have estimated that the depth of Kraken Mare is 1,000 feet.
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“In the distant future, a submarine – perhaps without a mechanical engine – will visit and travel Kraken Mare. Thanks to our measurements, scientists can now find the concentration of the liquid. with higher precision, resulting in a better calibration of the sonar on board the vessel and an understanding of the directional currents of the sea, “said Poggiali. Cassini, which spent 13 years orbiting Saturn, was launched in 1997 by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency. Cassini’s mission also included a Huygens model that landed on the surface of Titan in 2005. The probe continued to send data back to Earth for about 90 minutes before it lost contact.
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