These are the only known open bodies of liquid on a world other than Earth of which we are currently aware. The article says liquid methane but I bet the methane lakes have a lot of longer chain contaminants. (This world is why I was once asking what would happen if a billion liter tanker came apart in the upper atmosphere. Some BOTECing suggests a sufficiently equatorial orbit would prevent the prompt effects from affecting Ontario; its the same basic principle that makes lithobraking payloads in Alberta completely safe for Kitchener)
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:34:01 +0000
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