Titan a world very similar to our own!
Titan is the solar systems 2nd largest moon and arguably its most interesting.
As part of the Cassini mission a probe was landed on Titan to explore the
mysterious moon shrouded in cloud. The probe found a landscape covered in
mountains dunes winds and liquid methane rivers. Titan had a atmosphere
10 times thicker than earth but the correct measures of methane and
hydrogen to stimulate organic compounds. The problem being the atmosphere
is to cold, 300 degrees below freezing.
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Pictures taken by the probe revealing a world not to dissimilar to ours. The Cassini probe landed on a surface consisting of liquid and solid an almost slush type material. |
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These images are scientifically accurate artist depictions of the Cassini landing. |
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Enceladus About one 8th the size of our own moon. Enceladus is a very active moon, this ice ball is being constantly pulled by saturn s gravity this causes its icy surface to rub against itself this friction causes heat. In turn the heat makes massive geysers, and huge eruptions 100 miles into the air. These huge eruptions prove there is water on the moon the energy that heats this water could provide nutrients for life to exist and be sustained |
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| These are satellite images of Enceladus's magnificent eruptions. |
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