Waves hit different on other planets
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Waves hit different on other planets
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On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn's largest moon Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot-tall waves.
This otherworldly behavior is one prediction from a new wave model developed by scientists at MIT. The mo . . .
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Waves hit different on other planets
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On a calm day, a light breeze might barely ripple the surface of a lake on Earth. But on Saturn's largest moon Titan, a similar mild wind would kick up 10-foot-tall waves.
This otherworldly behavior is one prediction from a new wave model developed by scientists at MIT. The mo . . .