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- Sat May 20, 2017 11:03 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Swimming in Methane Lakes on Titan
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Swimming in Methane Lakes on Titan
I am confused if this is actually possible. Why? Titan has: - Less gravity (so less force to pull you down) - Liquid methane has half the density of water (so less friction means faster sinking) Viscosity: - The liquid methane in the moons' lakes seem very smooth, hinting to a viscous body of fluid....
- Sat May 20, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A View Toward M101 (2017 May 20)
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Re: APOD: A View Toward M101 (2017 May 20)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_170520.jpg A View Toward M101 About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way galaxy. Wasn't it recently made clear that the Milky Way was far more bigger than previous thought? Not only because it appeared ...