Glossary term: Titán
Description: Titán es la luna más grande de Saturno. Es más grande que la Luna de la Tierra y que Mercurio, y es la segunda luna más grande del Sistema Solar. Es el único cuerpo, aparte de la Tierra, del que se sabe que tiene océanos, mares y ríos en estado líquido en su superficie. Sin embargo, estos están formados por sustancias químicas llamadas hidrocarburos. Se cree que Titán tiene un núcleo rocoso y una corteza de hielo compuesta de agua. Se piensa que el agua líquida que se encuentra bajo la corteza de hielo podría albergar vida. Posee una atmósfera densa, compuesta principalmente de nitrógeno, que le da un aspecto muy liso en las imágenes.
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Titan in natural colours
Caption: This image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in January 2012 shows Saturn's moon Titan in near natural colours. The orange-yellowsh colour stems from a layer of partially charged hyodrocarbon compounds. In the visible light, Titan's surface remains largely hidden below the opaque atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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Titan with surface features
Caption: This composite image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in November 2015 visualises infrared radiation from Saturn's moon Titan. Infrared light can penetrate its hazy atmosphere and reveal some of its surface features. During its decent to the surface, the piggy-backed ESA lander Huygens discovered lakes made of liquid hydrocarbons.
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/University of Idaho
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Children's Planetary Maps: Titan
astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website) Description: Learn about the only other known body in the Solar System with Seas and Lakes
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Tags:
Maps
, Planetary cartography
, Spatial thinking
Age Ranges:
6-8
, 8-10
, 10-12
Education Level:
Middle School
, Primary
, Secondary
Areas of Learning:
Social Research
Costs:
Low Cost
Duration:
2 hours
Group Size:
Group
Skills:
Analysing and interpreting data
, Asking questions
, Communicating information
, Constructing explanations
, Developing and using models
, Engaging in argument from evidence
, Planning and carrying out investigations
