TITAN

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TITAN

• Sertaç SEN
• Ismail SEKIL

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Introduction

• General information
• Mystery of Titan
• Atmosphere
• Surface
• Conclusion

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General Information

• Come from Greek Mythology
• The largest moon of Saturn
• The second largest moon in the whole Solar System
  
• Discovered by Christiaan Huygens in 1655.

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Mystery of Titan

• Discovered in 1655
• Voyager1 flew in 1980
• Cassini Mission in 1997
• Mapped in 2004
• In January 2005 last visit from Huygens probe

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Atmosphere

• A hazy orange atmosphere
• Resembles early Earth
• Atmosphere is mostly composed of nitrogen and
  some methane
• Pressure of atmosphere is 50 percent higher than
  on Earth

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Surface

• Cold surface
• Water formed to ice
• Rivers and lakes involve liquid methane or
  ethane, no water
• Has areas of solid ground

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Conclusion

• If Titan was warmer in the past, then life may
  have sprouted
• Impossible to live