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Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is home to sprawling rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of grains that resemble coffee grounds. It even has an ocean hiding beneath its surface.

Instead of water, Titan has rivers, lakes, and even seas that are made of ethane and methane, which we typically see as gases here on Earth.