[Steely Tom]

Is there crude oil on Hyperion?

Could well be. There's a lot more evidence there's crude oil on Hyperion, based on observations made from space, than there is evidence of crude oil on Earth based on observations made from the same distance. Unless the Cassini spacecraft carried a drilling rig to Hyperion, dropped it on the ground, deployed a bunch of robot roustabouts, and dug themselves a gusher.

What NASA's saying is that there are light fractions on Hyperion. Those dinosaurs must have built cat crackers before they kicked the bucket.

[Moonman62]

There's a lot more evidence there's crude oil on Hyperion, based on observations made from space, than there is evidence of crude oil on Earth based on observations made from the same distance.

Oil seeps on Earth are visible from space. No oil is visible on Hyperion from any distance.

What NASA's saying is that there are light fractions on Hyperion.

No they aren't.