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Swirling Cloud at Titan’s Pole is Cold and Toxic

1 October 2014 Astronomy Now

Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini mission have discovered that a giant, toxic cloud is hovering over the south pole of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, after the atmosphere there cooled dramatically.

NASA Mission Points to Origin of “Ocean of Storms” on Earth’s Moon

1 October 2014 Astronomy Now

Using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), mission scientists have solved a lunar mystery almost as old as the moon itself.