Astronomy
NASA is planning to send a nuclear-powered submarine to explore one of the methane seas located on Saturn's moon Titan.The concept robot submarine is equipped with a seafloor camera and sampling system.
The submarine could fit into a space plane such as Boeing's X-37, which could land on Kraken Mare, the largest known body of liquid on Titan that consists mostly of liquid methane, or possibly drop the submarine using a parachute.
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Astronomy
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