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Titan

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Saturn's largest moon and the only moon in our solar system with a dense atmosphere. Titan has lakes and seas of liquid methane and ethane, making it the only other place besides Earth with stable surface liquids.

Technical Specifications

Diameter5,150 km
Distance from Saturn1,222,000 km
Orbital Period15.95 days
Surface Pressure1.5 atm
Surface Temperature-179°C
Atmosphere95% nitrogen, 5% methane

Fascinating Facts

  • 01

    Titan is larger than the planet Mercury

  • 02

    It has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen

  • 03

    Liquid methane rains on Titan's surface

  • 04

    The Huygens probe landed on Titan in 2005

  • 05

    Titan has seasons lasting about 7.5 years each

  • 06

    Its atmosphere extends 600 km above the surface

  • 07

    Kraken Mare is larger than Lake Superior

  • 08

    Dragonfly mission will explore Titan in the 2030s

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