Cosmic Rays May Have Blasted Gigantic Sand Dunes Into Existence on Saturn’s Moon Titan

The equatorial dunes on Saturn’s moon Titan are among the most dramatic surface features in the Solar System, but scientists aren’t exactly sure how they formed. New experimental evidence suggests the dunes arose as a result of cosmic rays hitting Titan’s surface ice.

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via Gizmodo

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