New analysis: Titan may have a slushy interior, not a deep ocean — English Level A1

Titan is a large moon of Saturn.
Scientists reanalyze data from the Cassini mission.
They now think Titan is slushy inside.
The slush has tunnels and water pockets.
Some pockets could be warm enough for life.
The surface of Titan has liquid methane.
Researchers measured how Titan moves with Saturn.
A future mission will study Titan more.

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reanalyze — look at data again to check results

slushy — soft and partly liquid like wet snow

pocket — small area that can hold liquid or gas

pockets

methane — a simple organic gas that can be liquid

researcher — a person who studies or investigates things

Researchers

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New analysis: Titan may have a slushy interior, not a deep ocean^{CEFR A1}

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