Saturn's Moon : Titan by Carly Peterson

Mysterious 'Lakes' on Saturn's Moon Titan

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Saturn's moon Titan is home to seas and lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons. The depressions on the surface to make these 'lakes' are believed to be because of the surface dissolving in a process that's similar to the creation of sinkholes on Earth, according to a study using data from the joint NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) Cassini mission.

Citations (MLA)

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Baldwin, Emily. "The Mysterious ‘Lakes’ on Saturn's Moon Titan." NASA. NASA, 19 June 2015. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. .
"Titan Moon Facts." Space Facts. Space Facts, 2017. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. .
"Facts About Titan." European Space Agency. ESA, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. .

"What Would It Be Like To Stand On Saturn's Moon Titan?"

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Saturn's largest moon.

Fun Facts About Titan

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Titan’s diameter is 50 percent larger than Earth’s Moon, making it among the largest natural satellites in the solar system.
This moon was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655.
If Titan did not orbit a planet, then it would have been a planet.
Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system.

What It Looks Like

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Its Layers

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What It's Made Of

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TITAN CONSISTS OF :

96% nitrogen
3.5% methane
0.5% hydrogen + other gases