EP5- 886 million miles away, you can find the mysterious planet-like moon, Titan. But what would it be like to stand on the surface of Titan?
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886 million miles from the sun, you can find the mysterious planet-like moon, Titan. It is larger than the smallest planet, Mercury and orbits around the magnificent gas giant, Saturn. But What makes this moon so different and interesting, is that it has a dense atmosphere and is the only object other than earth where large bodies of surface liquid can be found. So if one day in the future humans have developed the technology needed to travel to and explore this strange moon, what would it be like to stand on the surface of Titan? The space-exploring astronauts wouldn't need special pressurised suits to stand on Titan as the surface pressure is about 60% greater than Earths, which would make it feel similar to being at the bottom of a swimming pool. However, they would require a suit that protected them from the extremely frigid temperatures that average at minus 179 degrees Celsius (-290 degrees Fahrenheit). They would also require oxygen masks to allow them to breathe, as the atmosphere on Titan is mainly nitrogen and methane, with small amounts of other carbon-rich compounds. The gravity on Titan is very low, around 14 percent that of Earths, which means the astronauts would feel much lighter, much like standing on our own neighbouring moon. Looking across the surface of Titan, the astronauts would see a fairly flat landscape, that lacks huge craters or towering mountains. Instead, vast regions of tall dunes composed of hydrocarbon grains and rocks made of water ice would be seen spread far and wide. But the most interesting sight would be the flowing liquid methane and ethane rivers that have carved channels in surface and lead to huge Lakes, with shorelines and islands visible in the distance. Looking up into the sky, the astronauts would see a thick covering of cloud, that would be a hazy orange colour during the Titan day. If the landing site was on the side of Titan that permanently faced Saturn, then the massive gas planet would be visible as a hazy blur behind the moons thick dense atmosphere. Titan doesn't experience much when it comes to weather events, but occasionally the thick clouds would rumble like a thunderstorm here on Earth and the heavens would open allowing liquid methane to rain down on to the brave Titan explorers. So this strange alien planet like the moon has many interesting characteristics and also is one of the least hostile places for humans in the outer solar system. Making it a perfect destination for future space exploring humans.
Attributions-
Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby - Ernie Wright
Saturn - Stephen van Vuuren
Sci Fi HUD - Black Background Animation
Alien Spaceship Sulaco VFX fly Animation on green screen
Titan Surface Images - ESA/NASA
Music - "At the Foot of the Sphinx" by Twin Musicom
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1 июн 2018
