On the excess thermal fluxes of Titan and Saturn

The assumption of a recent (3.5–10 thousand years ago) explosion of the electrolysis products of Titan's ices suggests a common explanation for many peculiar features of Saturn's system.In particular, the high excess luminosity of Saturn is due, possibly, to its having accreted a part of the material lost by Titan. The accretion of this material from Saturn's rings is continuing at present.The crucial experiment to support the possibility of a recent Titan's ices explosion would be detection of excess heat flux. At the present time it could consitute 1.5–15% of the solar radiation flux absorbed by this satellite.