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What would Saturn's seasons look like from Titan?
I've read several articles on Saturn's seasons and the reasons why we know about them thanks to Voyager 1 and Cassini. Those observations, to my limited understanding, seem to be based mainly on ...
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What color does Titan turn in a lunar eclipse?
To my understanding, Earth’s Moon’s surface turns red in a lunar eclipse due to refraction of light through Earth’s atmosphere. When Saturn has a lunar eclipse with Titan (so Saturn rests between ...
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Does Saturn raise tides on Titan's lakes?
Titan is the only body in the Solar System other than Earth to have large bodies of surface liquid. Since Saturn is much more massive than the Moon, I would expect for tides, if they're present to ...
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Is it possible for a septuple eclipse to happen on Saturn considering there are 7 moons capable of eclipsing the Sun?
The reason quadruple eclipses can never happen on Jupiter is because of the 1:2:4 orbital resonance between Io, Europa, and Ganymede. As far as I know this isn't a problem for Saturn's moons.
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How did Arecibo detect methane lakes on Titan, and image Saturn's rings?
This answer to Farthest distance to a solar system object that's been measured by radar? mentions that Saturn's rings, and the Uncover Travel post Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico – The World’s ...
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How would humans with appropriate equipment navigate the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on foot? [closed]
Taking into account the physical characteristics of Titan (e.g. surface gravity, atmospheric pressure), what would be the most efficient method of motion for an astronaut to navigate the surface of ...
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Is it possible to see Saturn from Titan's surface, day and night?
Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a thick atmosphere, similar to what our Earth's atmosphere was before life "appeared". It also orbits Saturn close enough to actually see it beautifully ...
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How bright would it be on the "face" of Titan
If you were planing a maned mission to Titan and wanted to find a landing site that would get the most visible light for the longest amount of time, your first logical choice would be the dark side of ...
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What does "Active Weather Patterns" mean?
I just read that Cassini discovered titan had "active Weather patterns".
What does that mean?
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Are there other pictures of Titan surface from Huygens?
I can't find any other picture of the Titan surface from the Huygens probe than this one
Are there any? Are they not disclosed on purpose?
If this is the only one taken, why?
Titan surface http://i....
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Is it possible that Titan is a kuiper object captured by Saturn?
I think Titan may be just captured by Saturn, not formed with Saturn together, because:
It has so much nitrogen and methane, which is similar to Pluto and Triton
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