Phrases with «methane rain»

"Methane rain" refers to a process where methane gas, which is a type of greenhouse gas, condenses into liquid form and falls from the sky like rain. It typically happens on other planets or moons, such as Saturn's moon Titan, where the conditions are different from Earth. Full definition

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Sentences with «methane rain»

The methane in Titan's atmosphere has a similar cycle to water on Earth; it evaporates into the atmosphere from the large lakes, condenses as clouds and falls as methane rain on Titan's hydrocarbon - rich landscape, creating rivers and sculpting valleys. (science.howstuffworks.com)
What's more, scientists have been seeing evidence of seasonal weather — in the form of dark zones that may be lakes filling with methane rain — ever since Cassini arrived in 2004. (sciencemag.org)
Titan's liquid methane rain appears to play a major role in shaping its icy surface, and the downpours are much more common than researchers expected. (newsroom.ucla.edu)
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Phrases with «methane rain»

Sentences with «methane rain»

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