Science, Technology and Society 361: "Mars Exploration" -- Fall 2010

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Traveling to Titan? Here's what to expect

What would it be like to be on Saturn's biggest moon: Titan? Well for starters their days last 15.9 Earth days, and the sky is nothing like a terrestrial planets blue sky, Titan's is orange. You'll find ice on the surface and rivers of liquid methane. You can also find mountains no higher then 6,500 ft, which is considered to be a hill by Colorado's standards. And possibly due to the ice and methane abundance, it may currently/had harbor life. With both methane and water being essential for starting life, it would be stupid to dismiss Saturn's Titan as a possible location with life on it.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/titan_scene_001019.html

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