Recently European Space Agency has made announcement about an unknown radio wave which is being detected on the largest moon of Saturn. It is pointing to a location where an ocean is concealed under the surface.
This great discovery has been made with the availability of evidence which Cassini-Huygens space probe has collected while its descent on Titan. It happened two years back. You would be amazed to know that in the entire solar system only Titan is the one moon having atmosphere.
Radio waves in earth mainly generated when lightening strikes. This results in the production of electrons in our atmosphere, which oscillates as well as release waves. These radio waves keep jumping between ionosphere and surface of Earth, whereas electrically charged particles are spread everywhere in the higher region of atmosphere.
On titan, discovery of radio waves suggest occurrence of slight or no lightening that will result in its production. This shows that there must be some other process working effectively. According to Fernando Simoes, team member of Huygens’s sensor, result is unusual as surface of Titan is full of dust. Thus, radio waves cannot be reflected effectively.
Simoes explained to ESA, “The wave could have been reflected by the liquid-ice boundary of a subsurface ocean of water and ammonia predicted by theoretical models, he further added, “Titan is proving to be an intriguing environment.”
Now, researchers have to check out the authenticity of the detected signal. Titan in itself is a massive study, as it is being assumed as billions years old version of Earth.
Via:cbc
