Titan (Saturn's Moon) - (Important Facts) {Part-39}

TITAN IS THE SECOND LARGEST MOON in the Solar System, the largest moon of Saturn and is the only moon with a thick atmosphere.

Titan

Its radius is nearly 50% larger than Luna, but it has a lower density, giving it a mass and surface gravity that is around 80% of our Moon.

Structure of Titan

The surface is shrouded in an atmosphere that is 98% nitrogen with clouds of methane, ethane and nitrogen-rich organic smog.
In December 2004, the Huygens lander successfully touched down on Titan revealing world that is strikingly similar to our own, but at a much colder temperature.

Huygens in Titan

Featuring seas of liquid ethane or methane shorelines, sand dunes composed of organic material and terrain that has been weathered by methane rains. Titan is also geologically active, with water ice volcanoes and tectonic activity.
Titan's current state is very similar to the young Earth, with the exception of it lacking water vapour in the atmosphere, making it a prime candidate in the search for life.