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Saturn’s biggest moon might not have a global ocean — but the search for life isn’t over

Saturn’s biggest moon might not have a global ocean — but the search for life isn’t over

More than a decade ago, data from the Cassini mission to Saturn suggested that the planet’s largest moon, Titan, had a vast ocean of liquid water below its frozen surface. In a new study, UW researchers teamed up with NASA scientists to show that the interior is likely composed of slushy layers instead.

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