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More Mysterious 'Magic Islands' Appear On Giant Saturn Moon [1]

Submitted by will on Sun, 11/16/2014 - 10:30

The "magic island" mystery on Saturn's moon Titan just became more puzzling.

Last year, astronomers spotted a strange bright feature in Titan's Ligeia Mare sea [2] that they called a "magic island." The object first appeared in photos of the sea in July 2013, and then seemed to vanish until it reappeared in new photos taken over a year later.

Now, two new "magic islands" have suddenly emerged in Titan's largest sea [3] Kraken Mare, as shown in photos taken of the area by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

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[1] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/content/more-mysterious-magic-islands-appear-giant-saturn-moon
[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/magic-island-titan-saturn-moon-again_n_5906186.html
[3] http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19047
[4] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/13/magic-islands-saturn-moon_n_6152282.html
[5] //soundofheart.org/galacticfreepress/category/type-post/science