Saturn's Titan Moon & Life
New Science from NASA - Possibility of Life on Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon
Moonscapes, Science and Life
NASA scientists have mapped Saturn's exotic, largest Moon Titan. Apparently, Titan has quite a story to tell about the possibilities of life. NASA has unveiled the first global geological map of Titan. It shows a strange and exotic world that NASA scientists say is a strong candidate for the search for life beyond Earth.
Incredibly Interesting Terrain
The map shows dunes of frozen organic material, vast stretches of plains, and lakes and seas filled with liquid methane...all of which may harbor forms of life beyond Earth. The map is based on radar, infrared and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft that studied Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017. The data and images now emerging are fascinating.
What's Next
Clearly, Titan contains organic material that is the ingredient critical to form life. What's next is NASA is going to launch its Dragonfly Mission sometime in the 2020's to reach Titan by 2034 with a multi-rotor drone to explore this exciting new Moon in space.
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| Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab |
Moonscapes, Science and Life
NASA scientists have mapped Saturn's exotic, largest Moon Titan. Apparently, Titan has quite a story to tell about the possibilities of life. NASA has unveiled the first global geological map of Titan. It shows a strange and exotic world that NASA scientists say is a strong candidate for the search for life beyond Earth.
Incredibly Interesting Terrain
The map shows dunes of frozen organic material, vast stretches of plains, and lakes and seas filled with liquid methane...all of which may harbor forms of life beyond Earth. The map is based on radar, infrared and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft that studied Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017. The data and images now emerging are fascinating.
What's Next
Clearly, Titan contains organic material that is the ingredient critical to form life. What's next is NASA is going to launch its Dragonfly Mission sometime in the 2020's to reach Titan by 2034 with a multi-rotor drone to explore this exciting new Moon in space.
For a free instant preview of my book "Big Space News 2019", go to https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07TYG31KM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_zaf1DbCMA5YSV or go for a free Kindle borrow at amazon.com/author/ekane
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