Titan Moon

Titan Moon

Titan is the largest of 60 known moons that orbit the planet Saturn. It is also the only moon in the Solar System that has a planet-like atmosphere.¹ 2004's Cassini-Huygens mission was the first to place a probe on the surface of Titan.

Fast Facts

Discovered: March 25, 1655
Discovered by: Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens
Saturn's largest moon
Second-largest moon in the Solar System
Bigger than both Earth's Moon and the planet Mercury
Has its own atmosphere
Diameter: 5,150 kilometers
Mass: 1.35x10²³ kilograms
Average distance from Saturn: 1.22 million kilometers
Completes orbit around Saturn in 15 days, 22 hours²
The Cassini spacecraft launched towards Saturn in 2004
Cassini released the Huygens lander onto the surface of Titan on January 14, 2005
Cassini-Huygens mission discovered evidence of an underground ocean

Categories

Science | Astronomy

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Titan
ESA: Cassini-Huygens Mission
NASA: Cassini-Huygens Mission
CICLOPS: Titan Images, News and Press Releases from Cassini-Huygens
The Planetary Society: Space Topics: Titan: Saturn's Largest Moon
Solar Views: Titan
Nine Planets: Titan

Titan News

NASA: Latest news from Cassini-Huygens
The Planetary Society: Planetary News: Titan
Astrobiology Magazine: Hot Topics: Titan

Titan History and Background

ESA: Christiaan Huygens, Discoverer of Titan
ESA: Titan: From Discovery to Encounter
WGBH Forum Network: Lecture: Exploring Saturn and Titan, by David Aguilar and Carolyn Porco
PBS: NOVA Transcripts: Saturn's Titan - Voyage to the Mystery Moon
Nature: Specials: Destination: Titan

Titan Facts and Information

Astrobiology Magazine: Titan: A Moon with Atmosphere
NASA: Solar System Exploration: Saturn Moons: Titan
NASA: Solar System Exploration: Compare Titan to Other Planets/Moons
ESA: Titan: Sounds of an Alien World
ESA: Huygens Probe Descent Multilingual CD-ROM (Free Download)
Science@NASA: Rainbows on Titan (2005)

Titan Educational Resources

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Cassini-Huygens For Educators
European Space Agency: Explore Saturn and Titan At School
PBS: NOVA Teachers: Voyage to the Mystery Moon - Program Overview

Titan Images and Videos

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Titan Images
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Saturn Moons Explorer: Titan
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Huygens Probe Videos
JPL's Planetary Photojournal: Catalog Page: Titan
Keck Observatory: Titan Monitoring Project Images
ESA Multimedia Gallery: Images: Titan and Saturn's Other Moons
ESA: 3D Animation of Titan's Surface at Huygens Landing Site
ESA Multimedia Gallery: Videos: Cassini-Huygens
ESA: Raw Images From the Huygens Probe Descent
Anthony Liekens: Enthusiast compositions of Huygens raw image data
YouTube & Google Video: Titan

Titan Blogs and Forums

Universe Today: Titan News
UnmannedSpaceflight.com: Cassini-Huygens: Titan Forum
Colony Worlds: Titan

Titan Books and DVDs

Amazon.com: Cassini at Saturn: Huygens Results by David M. Harland
Amazon.com: Lifting Titan's Veil: Exploring the Giant Moon of Saturn by Ralph Lorenz and J. Mitton
WGBH Shop: Saturn's Titan - Voyage to the Mystery Moon (DVD)

Titan in Science Fiction

Amazon.com: Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
Amazon.com: Titan by Stephen Baxter
Amazon.com: Titan by Ben Bova

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