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Saturn’s moons

Saturn’s moons. Kevin Martin. Titan. It is the only other known object in the solar system with oceans of liquid. The oceans are liquid methane. It is the 2 nd largest moon in the solar system Is the only moon in the solar system with its own dense atmosphere

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Saturn’s moons

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  1. Saturn’s moons Kevin Martin

  2. Titan • It is the only other known object in the solar system with oceans of liquid. • The oceans are liquid methane. • It is the 2nd largest moon in the solar system • Is the only moon in the solar system with its own dense atmosphere • It has a methane cycle similar to Earth’s water cycle. • It is possible that there could be life in Titan’s methane oceans, like how oceanic life lives in Earth’s oceans. • Discovered in 1655. Titan with dense atmosphere Titan’s methane oceans

  3. Rhea • Saturn’s 2nd largest moon. • Temperature between -174°C and -220°C. • First images captured in 1980. • Has a very thin atmosphere. • Discovered in 1672.

  4. iapetus • 3rd largest of Saturn’s moons. • Is 42% the size of Earth’s moon. • Is most likely composed mostly of ice. • Temperatures between -144°C and -220°C • Has many impact craters • Discovered in 1671

  5. Dione • 4th largest moon of Saturn. • 15th in the solar system. • Mostly composed of water ice. • Very similar to Rhea. • Discovered in 1684.

  6. Tethys • 5th largest moon of Saturn • Heavily cratered like most moons. • It has been approached by 4 space probes since 1979 • The last being Cassini in 2004 • Was discovered in 1684 along with Dione

  7. Mimas • 20th largest moon in the solar system. • Smallest object in the solar system that is round in shape from self-gravitation. • The entire moon’s surface area is slightly less than Spain. • Resembles the Death Star from Star Wars • Discovered in 1789

  8. Hyperion • Features irregular shape and was the first irregularly shaped moon to be discovered. • One of the largest known bodies to be irregularly shaped. • Features many craters • Discovered in 1848

  9. Phoebe • It was most likely captured by Saturn from the Kuiper Belt. • First moon to be discovered photographically. • 1/16th the size of Earth’s moon. • Discovered in 1899

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