How could Titan become more hospitable?
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A DAY ON TITAN
A
day on Titan is equivalent to about 16 Earth days. This is also the amount
of time it takes Titan to orbit Saturn.
Titan has 192 hours of sunlight followed by 192 hours of darkness.
This is because Titan turns very slowly compared to the Earth.
The level of sunlight at the top of Titan's atmosphere is about
1/90 of Earth's and even though this sounds pretty dark it's still fairly
bright on the scale of illumination.
WATER
ON TITAN
There
is evidence of water on Titan, however none in the liquid form.
It is most likely frozen, perhaps at the bottom of a lake or an
ocean of liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane.
OXYGEN
ON TITAN
Small
amounts of both oxygen and carbon dioxide have been found in Titan's
atmosphere. However, it is
thought that it would be too difficult to separate out efficient
quantities of oxygen for breathable air and they still could not be used
as a fuel.
LIFE
ON TITAN
Titan
has significant amounts of nitrogen and carbon compounds as well as
organic compounds such as methane in its atmosphere which all suggest the possibility of the existence of life.
Does it exist now? Did
Titan one day support life that has now been extinct?
Will it be able to support life in the future?
With more research and evidence perhaps we can find out for sure.