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Titan

Titan. By : T iffani Szeto & Emily Dukeman. What is Titan?. Titan is Saturn’s moon How Big? Titan’s diameter is 5,150 kilometers. Low gravity. 0.127 is the average number of gravity. Distance from the Sun. Titans distance from the sun is about 1,427,000,000 kilometers away.

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Titan

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  1. Titan By : Tiffani Szeto & Emily Dukeman

  2. What is Titan? • Titan is Saturn’s moon How Big? • Titan’s diameter is 5,150 kilometers

  3. Low gravity 0.127 is the average number of gravity

  4. Distance from the Sun • Titans distance from the sun is about 1,427,000,000 kilometers away

  5. Rotation/Revolution Length of Day: 16 Earth days Length of Year: 29.7 Earth years! (When your 30 here, you’d be 1 there!!!)

  6. Temperature range • The average temperature is -179°C

  7. Atmospheric Conditions • Thick dense atmosphere • Mostly nitrogen and a little methane gas • Windy • Looks orange from methane gas (poisonous gas)

  8. Surface Features • Rocky ground • Many hills • Mountains • Dunes

  9. Mythology • In Greek Mythology the Titans were a family of giants. • There were 6 boys and 6 girls. • They were god-like giants considered to be the personifications of the forces of nature.

  10. Fun Facts!!!!! • Titan is Saturn’s largest moon. • It’s the only moon in the Solar System with an atmosphere present • The atmosphere creates a possibility for life • Titan was discovered by C. Hugens in 1655

  11. Bibliography Sparrow, Giles. Cosmos. London: Science Explorer 2005 Print Sparrow, Giles. Saturn. Chicago IL: Heinemann Library Print Saturn and Uranus. China: World Book. 2007 Print Science Explorer. Needham, MA: Practice Hall, 2002 Print “The Surface of Titan”. Windows of the Universe. Randy Russel. Jan. 30, 2005. Web. March 1, 2011

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