What could we discover on Titan?

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http://www.physicspost.com/articles.php?articleId=196

Imagine an alien world where hydrocarbons reign (or ‘rain’) instead of water. More than mere speculation, such a place is believed to exist in our solar system. This world has been named Titan as it is by far the largest of Saturn’s 31 moons. Titan has been a long time curiosity to astronomers and now, finally, we are set to conduct some significant up-close explorations.

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Here's to a thick, gooey muck on the surface of Titan! (One of these days I've got to go to the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles, by the way.)

Arthur Clarke wrote a Titan-based novel called Imperial Earth. As I recall, he named one of the fictional places on Titan "Loch Hellbrew."
 

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