How many Earths can you fit in Titan?
Frequently described as a planet-like moon, Titan is 50% larger (in diameter) than Earth’s Moon and 80% more massive….Titan (moon)
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Volume | 7.16×1010 km3 (0.066 Earths) (3.3 Moons) |
| Mass | (1.3452±0.0002)×1023 kg (0.0225 Earths) (1.829 Moons) |
| Mean density | 1.8798±0.0044 g/cm3 |
| Surface gravity | 1.352 m/s2 (0.138 g) (0.835 Moons) |
Can a human land on a Titan?
On January 14, 2005, humans successfully achieved an incredible feat unsurpassed to date. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Huygens probe, a metal pie-plate looking device 1.3 metres in diameter, parachuted down onto Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons, and landed unscathed on its surface.
How long does it take to reach Titan from the Sun?
One AU is the distance from Earth to the Sun. Light from the Sun takes about 80 minutes to reach Titan; because of the distance, sunlight is about 100 times fainter at Saturn and Titan than at Earth. A 3D model of Titan, a moon of Saturn. Credit: NASA Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD) › Download Options
Why is Titan’s atmosphere higher than Earth’s?
Because Titan is less massive than Earth, its gravity doesn’t hold onto its gaseous envelope as tightly, so the atmosphere extends to an altitude 10 times higher than Earth’s—nearly 370 miles (600 kilometers) into space.
Why is Titan the only moon in our Solar System?
Titan, on the other hand, is a moon because it orbits around a planet – Saturn, which in turn travels around the Sun. Titan is so large that it even has clouds and an atmosphere. In fact, it probably is the only moon in our Solar System with a significant atmosphere.
How big is Titan compared to the other moons of Saturn?
Titan keeps its distance at an average of 760,000 miles from Saturn. All of the rest of Saturn’s moons are far smaller than Titan. Three-and-a-quarter Earth Moons could fit inside Titan. Titan contains nearly twenty times as much matter as all the rest of Saturn’s moons and rings combined.