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lakes of liquid methane
Saturn's moon Titan has stable lakes of liquid methane — the only world besides Earth known to have standing surface liquids.
SrcNASA Science — Cassini Titan Lakes

Next evidence →1.5 inches (3.8 cm) per yearLunar laser ranging shows the Moon drifting away by about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) per year.

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