Most amazingly, Titan has an atmosphere. A big one. Surface
pressure is 1.5 atmospheres!
From Earth, methane was detected spectroscopically. When Voyager 1 flew by, this methane was confirmed, but it was realized that nitrogen (N2) was the dominant gas in the atmosphere.
Titan's
surface:
Cold: 94 degrees Kelvin Triple point: combination of temperature and pressure under which a substance can exist as liquid, solid, and vapor. Methane temperature triple point: 90.7K (near
Titan's
surface temperature)
Methane may act on Titan the way water does on the Earth!
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Think about this:
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