Titan, Saturn's largest moon has lakes and rivers just like Earth !!!
But these are not filled with water but liquid methane and ethane.
Titan's lakes and seas are filled with liquid hydrocarbons. These liquids have different properties affecting sediment transportation and deposition.
Titan's surface lacks significant amounts of sediments which is essential for delta formation.
Titan's surface is formed by cryovolcanism and hydrocarbon lakes rather than water driven erosion and deposition.
These factors combined make it difficult for delta formation on Titan unlike on Earth !!!!
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