Description: Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. It is larger than Earth's Moon and Mercury, and is second largest amongst the moons in the Solar System. It is the only body other than Earth known to have liquid oceans, seas, and rivers on the surface. These are, however, made up of chemicals called hydrocarbons. Titan is believed to have a rocky core and an ice-crust made of water. It is thought that the liquid water beneath the ice-crust could possibly harbor life. It has a thick atmosphere, made up mostly of nitrogen, that makes it look very smooth in pictures.

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• Moon
• Saturn
• Solar System

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