Comments on: Underground ocean on Saturn's moon Titan

By: Darel

Darel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:27:24 +0000

Ididn't know that titan had an underground ocean

By: Mr. Spock

Mr. Spock — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:27:37 +0000

Ever notice the similarities between Titan and Venus? Both have thick atmospheres and surrounded by sun-blocking clouds. Venus is 900 degrees on the surface, while Titan is -300 F. What is making Titan so cold? Why is it that scientists' reason for the sky on Earth being blue is because of nitrogen rayleigh scattering, when 95% of the atmosphere on Titan is nitrogen, yet the sky is orange? I don't buy the Uranus Neptune color argument either. They both have large amounts of hydrogen and helium and some methane, but one is aquamarine, the other blue, why is this?

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By: Mr. Spock

Mr. Spock — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:45:37 +0000

Some questions should be answered, if Titan has and internal ocean, what is sustaining it? Internal pressures, internal dynamic heating, or tidal flexing from Saturn's gravity? Does Titan have an active core, and since Titan is very planet-sized for a moon, does it have its own magnetic field?

By: Hunter Waite

Hunter Waite — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:07:13 +0000

James, so what is the relevance of NASA's mission exploration priority in this context. Titan had an ocean long ago also -why does it matter if we just discovered it? The surface of Titan and Ganymede are also frozen to the point that they are harder than granite. What is th point of your comment? Antifreeze is necessary throughout the outer solar system, but that does not deter robotic spacecraft from exploring.

Titan is extremely rich in organics – the other astrobiological necessity. Don't rule it out without a closer look.

By: people

people — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:27:30 +0000

I think its really cool that science has come so far that we can send spacecrafts to saturn and figure out the ocean beneath the surface. I think that this discovery will help scientists figure out how earth has evolved and continue to change over millions of years.

By: José Inácio de Freitas Filho

José Inácio de Freitas Filho — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:44:17 +0000

I guess we all must to consider this fact: othrer planets requires other life ways, forms etc.? The same must be truth on the "rest of the universe".
So, why we are always searching life forms as the ours? I think we could change our perspective and "up great" it...
Inácio de Freitas [from Brasil].

By: James Buchanan

James Buchanan — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:10:08 +0000

Its a little late in the game getting on the list.

Europa and Ganymeade were discovered to have'em years ago.

The interesting thing about Titan, the water there serves a function more comparable to what magma does on Earth. All those rocks near the Huygens landing site? Ice, frozen to a point where its harder than granite.

Fun place, if you've got antifreeze for blood.

By: Jess123

Jess123 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:05:26 +0000

Wow, I can't believe that Saturn's moon Titan has an ocean!!!