Titan. Artist's impression of the surface of Titan,the largest of Saturn's moons. Titan is the largest moon in the Solar System and the only one with a planet-like atmosphere. Its surface is hidden by a dense blanket of orange,methane-rich clouds,from which a continuous rain of organic compounds is thought to fall. There may also be seas of liquid methane and ethane on the surface,although the temperature (about -100 degrees C) is too low for liquid water. Scientists believe the mixture of organic compounds in Titan's atmosphere might mirror that of the primitive Earth,and could hold clues about the origin of life from simple organic compounds | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Butler, Chris |
Taille de l’image : | 5112 px × 4153 px |
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