• Question: Is there life on titon

    Asked by Swaga to Col Op on 19 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Columbus Operations

      Columbus Operations answered on 19 Jun 2016:

      Hi Swaga!

      Great question. We don’t know yet but there are certainly the conditions on the moon that may support life. Titan has a thick atmosphere of Nitrogen like on Earth which can help shield the surface against radiation. Like Earth it rains and there are oceans and rivers. But unlike Earth the rivers and oceans are not full of water but of Methane. But I am optimistic we will one day find life there but it will not be like anything that we have on Earth.

      Have you seen the Cassini video of its entry into the atmosphere to be the first probe to land on Titan? Its awesome:

      Simon (Col Ops)

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