What do we expect to find on the moon Titan?

2004/04/14 Elhuyar Zientzia

• Astronomia

Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, keeps surprising secrets, on the one hand, with oceans of hydrocarbons, almost seas of gasoline and, on the other, a reddish atmosphere full of carbon atoms. This atmosphere prevents Titan from viewing optically, not through telescopes, even if a probe passes closely. To investigate the surface of the Moon it is essential that a probe reach it.

In fact, the Huygens probe will arrive at the Titane next January and the surface of the moon will descend. From there he will analyze the seas and the atmosphere. According to experts, the chemical reactions that occur in the atmosphere are similar to those existing before the appearance of life on Earth, so the study of this atmosphere allows us to know the chemical history of our planet.