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Saturn's moon Titan has rivers and lakes of liquid water.

Why it is true

Saturn's moon Titan has rivers and lakes of liquid methane and ethane, not water. Temperatures are around -180 degrees Celsius, too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface.

Source: ESA

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