Titan (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBDiscovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, Titan was the first known moon of Saturn and the sixth known planetary satellite (after Earth's moon and the four Galilean moons of Jupiter). Titan orbits Saturn at 20 Saturn radii or 1,200,000 km above Saturn's apparent surface.
Titan: Facts - Science@NASA
WEBSaturn’s largest moon, Titan, is an icy world whose surface is completely obscured by a golden hazy atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system. Only Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is larger, by just 2 percent. Titan is bigger than Earth’s moon, and larger than even the planet Mercury. This mammoth moon is […]
Titan - NASA Science
WEBTitan’s atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen, like Earth’s, but with a surface pressure 50 percent higher than Earth’s. Titan has clouds, rain, rivers, lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons like methane and ethane. The largest seas are hundreds of feet deep and hundreds of miles wide.
In Depth | Titan – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBSaturn's largest moon, Titan, is an icy world whose surface is completely obscured by a golden hazy atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system. Only Jupiter's moon Ganymede is larger, by just 2 percent.
Titan Images - NSSDCA
WEBTitan. This is the first coloured view of Titan's surface, following processing to add reflection spectra data, gives a better indication of the actual colour of the surface. Initially thought to be rocks or ice blocks, they are more pebble-sized.
A Global Map of Titan's Surface | News | Astrobiology
WEBNov 21, 2019 · The plains of Titan are estimated to cover up to 65% of the total global area. The new map of Titan highlights relationships between the major geological units, allowing researchers to better understand the processes that have shaped Titan’s surface and how the landscape of has evolved over time.
Titan | Science – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBSep 3, 2024 · NASA's Cassini spacecraft would eventually complete more than 100 targeted flybys of Titan, sending European Space Agency’s Huygens probe to land on the mysterious, alien world—the first landing on a surface in the outer solar system.
The First Global Geologic Map of Titan Completed - NASA
WEBNov 18, 2019 · The first map showing the global geology of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has been completed and fully reveals a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains. Titan is the only planetary body in our solar system other than Earth known to have stable liquid on its surface.
Titan - Atmosphere, Surface, Moons | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Titan’s surface, like Earth’s, is sculpted by wind and probably also rain (in the form of liquid methane). “River” channels coated with dark hydrocarbon deposits are common, sometimes running along faults and sometimes with extensive tributary systems.
A Clear View of Titan's Surface - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
WEBFeb 17, 2005 · Titan's surface and atmospheric features are shown here in this processed, visible-light image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.