Titan

Question 1

Which planet does Titan orbit?

Answer 1

Saturn

Question 2

Describe Titans atmosphere

Answer 2

• thick
• methane rich

Question 3

What type of core does Titan have?

Answer 3

Silicate

Question 4

Describe how materials from the core could transfer to the ocean

Answer 4

Ice VI Is present on Titan.
Ice VI doesn’t like having salt in it’s structure which increases the volume of the unit cell.
The number of atoms remains the same.
The ice is more buoyant.
Ice that has touched the silicate mantle moves up towards subsurface ocean.

Question 5

What flew through the atmosphere of Titan?

Answer 5

Cassini

Question 6

Titans interactions with Saturn

Answer 6

Spends most of its time inside the magentosphere but spends some time outside which allows the interaction with UV particles from sun.
This causes production of organics in atmosphere which drift down

Question 7

What is the next mission going to Titan?

Answer 7

Dragonfly