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30 sie 2018 · While almost everyone has their eyes set on Mars as the next destination for Humans in space, the truth is that we should probably not send people there (read why here). Look further and meet Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which is likely the most inviting place for us beyond Earth.
1 lis 2023 · Surface water doesn’t flow — it’s locked away in ice that acts as the world’s crust. But Titan also has advantages for astronauts looking for a long-term getaway. The world’s thick atmosphere...
10 sty 2020 · NASA’s next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan. Advancing our search for the building blocks of life, the Dragonfly mission will fly multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon.
Whether there is life on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is currently an open question and a topic of scientific assessment and research. Titan is far colder than Earth, but of all the places in the Solar System, Titan is the only place besides Earth known to have liquids in the form of rivers, lakes, and seas on its surface.
Titan has a one quality that sets it apart: it is uniquely suitable for humans. One reason for robotic Mars exploration is that humans will arrive in due course. An identical justification applies to exploring Titan
12 mar 2015 · Titan, the cloudy moon of Saturn, is one of the least hostile places (for humans) in the outer solar system. It has lakes of liquid methane, and even weather.
15 lip 2019 · Titan’s hazy shroud is comprised primarily of nitrogen and methane gases, which react to create a wealth of organic compounds, including hydrocarbon molecules that serve as the building blocks for life on Earth.
