Methane, Propane and Butane are usually gassed on earth, but on Titan they exist as a liquid because the moon is very cold.
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Showing posts with label moon. Show all posts
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Thursday, 11 April 2024
Titan The Moon
Titan, Saturn's Largest moon is only 80% bigger than our own moon but it has a thick atmosphere, lakes made of methane, dunes, mountains and even coastlines.
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Monday, 5 February 2024
Moon Mountain
The tallest mountain on the moon isn't the tallest object. A ridge that was thrown up by an impact is taller.
The selenean Summit is a similar height to Everest on earth but it is not a mountain but the side of an impact crater. It is 10.7 km tall, slightly higher than Everest and at the height of commercial jet cruising altitude on earth.
The tallest mountain on the moon is called mons Huygens. It is 5 & ½ km high at the peak. Smaller than many of Earth's mountains, but still very tall.
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Sunday, 17 September 2023
Sleeping on the Moon
Night time on the moon lasts for about 2 weeks so if they send a solar powered probe it must go onto sleep mode for 2 weeks at a time unless it can store extra power during the day time.
The recent Charndrayaan 3 probe was forced to go into sleep mode shortly after it landed because of the long moon night.
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