A study by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has discovered that methane gas may be trapped within Titan’s ice, forming a crust up to six miles thick. This crust could warm the underlying ice shell and provide insights into Titan’s methane-rich atmosphere.
Titan has an insulating methane-rich crust
This crust could warm the ice shell beneath.
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