Re: OT Titan - time for Darrell''s ''splanation

[Guest guest]

> Well Huygen has landed, and the oozy, orange and rocky photos

> are coming in. Will you now tell why you think/thought this moon

> is hot?

> Deanna

I am interested in one of the out-of-favor theories that the Saturn

system is a relatively new member of the Solar family. As such this

theory predicts that new Solar members have a high probability of

being " hot " in the manner that Venus is hot. Hopefully, the

Huygen infrared data will be made public so we know exactly how

cold or warm Titan truly is. Entirely too much NASA and JPL data

which was acquired as a result of public funding has remained

under lock and key or remanded to private sector interests.

The Cassini-Huygens scientists predicted Titan would have a

prominent cloud layer which proved to be untrue. Also, so far,

the NASA predicted methane oceans of Titan have yet to be

proven to exist beyond doubt. An ocean landing was supposedly

so probable that Huygens was outfitted with flotation devices,

but as we see it landed on what look like solid ground. NASA,

not to be deterred, quickly stated that the methane MUST be

under the surface of the ground.

Oh well, theres my answer.

Darrell