Why could Why could there be there be life on life on Titan?!Titan?!

By Evie By Evie ProckterProckter

My inquiry

scientists are very excited about titan harbouring life so thats why i

decided to research its many similarities to earth

What is Titan?

Titan is Saturn’s largest moon and the 2nd largest in the

solar system. it was discovered in march 25 1655 by the Dutch astronomer

Christiaan Huygens, and was the fifth moon of a planet apart from the Earths to be

discovered. the gravity is 1.352 m/52 ( earth is 9.78 m/52) and the distance from

earth is 1,272,000,000. It takes 16 days to orbit saturn

A world like our own

In January 14th 2005 the huygens space lander touched down on the surface of titan. the

pictures reveal startlingly familiar features: rivers running down hiillsides and emptying

into an ocean along a jagged coastline

Ethene and Methane

The lakes of titan are bodies of liquid ethene and methane that have been detected by the huygens space

lander. A down side is it is toxic when mixed with water and air. but maybe an alien life source will be

able to adapt and be able to drink it. it is also colourless odourless and has no taste

ATMOSPHERE

TITANS ATMOSPHERE IS MADE MOSTLY OUT OF NITROGEN LIKE EARTHS AND IS THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT HAS IT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. RESEARCH SAYS TITAN

HAS 15 PERCENT MORE NITROGEN THAN EARTH (EARTH IS 80% TITAN

IS 95%)

Temperature

the problem with the temperature is its -180 degrees but like before

maybe an alien life source can adapt to the climate

My conclusionAT THIS POINT IN TIME NO ONE REALLY KNOWS IF THERE IS OR WILL BE LIFE ON TITAN. HOWEVER AS OUR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPS WE MIGHT DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW IN THE FUTURE.