Titan

==      == : Titan: Moon of Saturn By:Kalynn K &Matt F



===__**Introduction**__: Titan – A moon of Saturn, it is also known as Saturn VI. Titan has an atmosphere that resembles Earth's atmosphere. Evidence has been found that it has stable surface liquid; the only other planet known to also have stable surface liquid is earth.It is the second largest moon in the solar system. It was found March 25,1655. Composed rocky material and ice. Temp. about -289 degrees o F. Orbit is about 16 earth days. The size is 5150 kilometers.  Titan had used to have liquid methane seas. Titan used to be thought as the largest moon I the solar system. Clouds are found over the north and south poles. The clouds are made of methane. Titan is not visible from earth with out a telescope, or very strong binoculars. With the climate on Titan it is too cold to have had any life.(Wikipedia)(News features story of Saturn) ===

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==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 107)">What we know about Titan <span style="color: rgb(40, 154, 49)">Titan is a moon of Saturn. It is also named Saturn IV. They have found methane seas on the moon. Titan is the second largest moon in the solar system, next to one of the moons of Jupiter. It is also the largest one out of 52 moons of Saturn. It is much larger then Pluto and Mercury. If we had to live somewhere else in outer space we would probably live on titan. The most earth like thing in space other then earth. Titan is very cold. It is very dark because of the distance from it to the sun. == <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">

How do we know what the surface looks like? <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 240)">
==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">__**<span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 240)">Surface **__<span style="color: rgb(20, 5, 194)"> <span style="color: rgb(20, 5, 194)"> <span style="color: rgb(20, 5, 194)"> <span style="color: rgb(87, 47, 202)"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 16)"><span style="color: rgb(179, 222, 69)">On the surface of Titan... There are "streaks" running from west to east. (http://www.solarviews.com/eng/titan.htm Burnham, Robert) <span style="color: rgb(27, 45, 243)">Titan also has mountains, lakes,rivers and maybe even an underground ocean. Rivers are flowing with a gasoline like substance. The methane and ethane cloud the air and ash that rains down."And now scientists know the hydrocarbons collect in black lakes with surfaces as smooth as glass—perhaps as many as a hundred lakes and seas in the north pole region alone" (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080731-titan-lake_2.html)<span style="color: rgb(85, 241, 111)"> Titan has a magnetic field around the moon. It is also in the magnetic field of saturn. (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/308/5724/992) <span style="color: rgb(27, 17, 228)"><span style="color: rgb(17, 13, 227)">   ==

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How did Titan get named Titan? <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3)"><span style="color: rgb(27, 17, 228)"><span style="color: rgb(51, 16, 193)">
==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">__**<span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3)"><span style="color: rgb(27, 17, 228)">How it got named **__<span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3)"><span style="color: rgb(27, 17, 228)">  <span style="color: rgb(93, 152, 150)">**<span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3)"><span style="color: rgb(52, 162, 128)">"The name Titan comes from Greek mythology. The mythological Titans were giants who tried to take over the heavens. While the moon is not likely to take over the heavens any time soon, it is certainly a compelling mystery for the scientists who are trying to learn about its hidden surface."(Ann MacDonald ,[|http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/titanmoonsatu_ttsu.htm)] **  ==

<span style="color: rgb(188, 52, 140)"> ==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(232, 17, 119)">**How is titan different then earths moon?** <span style="color: rgb(165, 217, 248)">Titan has lakes and rivers on the moon and the earths' moon does not have any. Only about 20% of titans surface has been mapped out, compared to the entire surface of earths moon. (Carolina Martinez [|http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-20080213.html)] == <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(143, 56, 183)"><span style="color: rgb(145, 39, 122)"><span style="color: rgb(216, 228, 134)"> <span style="color: rgb(24, 22, 22)"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5)">

Titans atmosphere is like what? (To the right a picture of Titans 12 layers in its atmosphere)
===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(8, 8, 7); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color: rgb(153, 36, 194)"><span style="color: rgb(24, 22, 22)"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(164, 52, 203)"><span style="background-color: rgb(160, 18, 202)"><span style="color: rgb(145, 39, 122)"><span style="color: rgb(249, 214, 144); background-color: rgb(14, 12, 12)"><span style="color: rgb(15, 14, 16); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">What is the atmosphere of Titan like? <span style="color: rgb(104, 45, 180)">T <span style="color: rgb(104, 45, 180)">hat atmosphere on titan is mostly made up of nitrogen, the same as earths. This is the only place in the entire solar system that has the atmosphere made out of nitrogen just like earth. It has something else in its air called methane. That creates thick smog making it unable to see the surface of Titan. It may also have rain not of H2O that we have on earth but methane rain. (Randy Russell,http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/saturn/moons/titan_atmosphere_overview.html)<span style="color: rgb(132, 217, 48)"> The atmosphere of earth extends 37 miles in to space, or 60 kilometers into the solar system. Titan on the other hand extends 600 kilometers into space toping earths. That turns into over 372 miles into space .(http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn&Display=Moons) ===

==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(93, 101, 116)">"This image of Titan was taken by the Pioneer 11 spacecraft on September 3, 1979 from a range of 3.6 million km. It was constructed from the red and blue channel data of image G-14. The quality is limited due the limited quality of the Pioneer imaging system as well as poor telecomunications at the time of the Titan encounter. This is the first image of Titan to clearly show one hemisphere brighter than the other.//"(Courtesy NASA)// http://www.solarviews.com/eng/titan.htm) == <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">

==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(248, 247, 22); background-color: rgb(25, 21, 21)">what would it be like to visit Titan? [|Click here for a virtual tour.]<span style="color: rgb(82, 16, 209)">If you ever have wonder what it would be like to be in space but not living on earth you would probably end up living on Titan. It is the closest thing to earth in the solar system,without being earth. If you could ever visit Titan it would be like the tropics. The only difference is that it is negative two-hundred seventy degrees on Titan, it rains methane instead of rain, and there are hills of ice and tar. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071002114345.htm ==

==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(59, 250, 15); background-color: rgb(16, 14, 14)">what were the circumstances of Titan's discovery? <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 252)"><span style="color: rgb(246, 19, 19)">Cristiaan Huygens the discoverer of Titan, was inspired by Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's four largest moons in 1610 and his advancements on telescope technology. Huygens discovery was partly due to his advances on telescopes and partly luck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)(^ "Huygens Ring, Cassini's Division & Saturn's Children". Dibner Library Lecture. Smithsonian Institute Libraries (October 27, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-08-19.)   ==

===<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(67, 35, 87)"><span style="color: rgb(96, 16, 101)">What is NASA doing about Titan if anything?<span style="color: rgb(25, 21, 21)"> <span style="color: rgb(25, 21, 21)"><span style="color: rgb(41, 112, 49)">NASA will keep trying to find out more information on the the solar giant Titan. They will continue to do fly by missions. Which is when the satellites will go and fly around Titan and send back information to the people here on earth. (http://www.saturntoday.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=14296)  ===

===<span style="color: rgb(255, 108, 0)"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif">What is the core of titan like? <span style="color: rgb(8, 7, 7)"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(62, 91, 147)">"Titan far exceeds Ganymede in size. Relatively low mean density of 1.88 grams per cubic cm implies that its interior is a mixture of rocky and icy materials, the latter probably including ammonia mixed with water and methane and possibly including liquid layers, covered by a solid, mostly water-ice crust. A rocky core may lie at the center and extend to perhaps 80 percent of the total radius. "(http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597100/Titan)  === <span style="color: rgb(213, 26, 97)">

<span style="color: rgb(213, 26, 97)"> Does Titan have and underground ocean?
==<span style="color: rgb(66, 106, 42)">Research says yes. With an underground ocean, that makes the surface of titan slide around. So the surface is always moving. Its like huge ice cap in the ocean. The huge ocean i most likely made up of water and ammonia. (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080320-titan-ocean.html)==



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