Caitlin Griffith
Caitlin Griffith
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What's causing the bunching is unclear, and likely involves unknown features on Titan's still largely unexplored surface.
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Imagine how curious it would be if beyond Earth's poles, clouds existed only at the latitude that crosses New Zealand, Argentina and Chile.
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We believe that it's no coincidence that Titan's south polar cap of smog extends from the pole to 40 degrees south latitude -- exactly where the methane cloud band appears.
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Such rising air would cut off air from the south polar region from mixing with the rest of the moon's atmosphere, causing smog to build up and form a cap over the pole.