Earth:The largest ocean wave ever recorded - a mammoth 170 metres high - has been documented off the tiny, low-lying Western Pacific nation of Palau. Two scientists studying seawater temperatures spotted the wave, which was entirely underwater.

Titan:"Waves grow to be up to seven times higher and longer than those on Earth," Ghafoor told SPACE.com. "However because of the lower gravity on Titan, waves on Titan will generally appear to move in slow motion."