By combining data from the Keck II telescope and the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, a group of scientists observed cloud convection in the northern hemisphere of Saturn’s moon Titan — the first time such atmospheric activity has been observed in the region. A majority of Titan’s methane lakes and seas are located in the northern hemisphere, meaning that they are likely constantly replenished by methane and ethane rain from clouds in that hemisphere.
What’s more, Webb’s data was also used to detect a carbon-containing molecule within Titan’s atmosphere. The molecule may provide planetary scientists with insight into the chemical processes that drive weather and other atmospheric phenomena on Titan.