If you're looking for the best waves in the solar system, Saturn's moon Titan could be your ideal extraterrestrial surfing spot, where a gentle breeze that merely raises a ripple on Earth could drive waves 10 feet (3 meters) tall on the frigid world.
A new model called "PlanetWaves" has been developed by researchers to accurately describe what waves in bodies of liquid on other worlds may look like. Previous attempts at doing so focused only on the gravity of a planet, but PlanetWaves also applies atmospheric pressure and the nature of the liquid being blown — its density, viscosity and surface tension, which quantifies the liquid's resistance to rippling.
