Titan's Polar Vortex is Packed with Toxic Cyanide : DNews — news.discovery.com

Since NASA’s Cassini mission discovered the swirling polar vortex in Saturn’s moon Titan’s atmosphere, scientists have been fascinated by this apparently seasonal phenomenon. Now, scientists analyzing Cassini data have found that the high-altitude cloud is surprisingly cold and contains frozen hydrogen cyanide particles — a compound well known for its toxicity on Earth. PHOTOS: Cassini’s 10th Year: Recent Saturn Mind Blowers

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