Saturn’s Moon Titan, which some scientists have theorized could be the home to extraterrestrial life due to the presence of surface liquid and dust storms , is providing another surprise to researchers — the sight of fresh rainfall.

Prior to making its death plunge into the ringed planet, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was able to capture a reflective feature near the north pole of Saturn’s largest moon.

Dhingra added that the scientific community had been in search of clouds and rains on the north pole of Titan, but had yet to see any, despite what their models suggested.

The image covers approximately 43,330 square miles (roughly half the size of the Great Lakes) on Titan and the researchers noted that the glistening rainfall disappeared quickly, which likely means it was made up of methane rain, according to the study’s abstract .

The rainfall signifies that summer is happening on the planet and its moon (Saturn takes 29.5 Earth years to orbit the Sun), but it was delayed.

The prevalence of dust storms and strong winds on Titan implies that the underlying sand can be moved as well and that the “giant dunes” that cover the moon’s equatorial regions are constantly changing and still active.