Titan (giant moon) - Revision history

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	* [[Colonization of the solar system]]		* '''[[Colonization of the solar system]]'''

	== Other worlds with notable atmosphere ==		== Other worlds with notable atmosphere ==

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	'''Planned dragonfly mission:'''		'''Planned dragonfly mission:'''
	* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(spacecraft) Dragonfly (spacecraft)]		* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(spacecraft) Dragonfly (spacecraft)]
	* ~~NASA brief~~ summary: https://www.nasa.gov/dragonfly/dragonfly-overview/index.html		NASA:
	* ~~NASA~~: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/missions/dragonfly/		* Brief summary: https://www.nasa.gov/dragonfly/dragonfly-overview/index.html
			* https://www.nasa.gov/dragonfly
			* https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/missions/dragonfly/

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	On ~~titan~~ with low gravity 0.14g and high density atmosphere 4.5kg/m^3 it should be possible for humans to fly just with muscle force.		On Titan with
	Going too high up and taking a dive might be dangerous though.		* a low gravity of 0.14g and
			* a high density atmosphere 4.5kg/m^3
			it should be possible for humans to fly just with muscle force (and appropriate suit – [[gem-gum suit]]). <br>
			Going too high up and taking a dive might be dangerous though as intuition might not be sufficient to estimate slowdown to the ground.

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-* [[Colonisation of the solar system]]
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	* Here is an article about Titan [https://www.universetoday.com/15429/saturns-moon-titan/] by Fraser Cain (Universe Today)		* Here is an article about Titan [https://www.universetoday.com/15429/saturns-moon-titan/] by Fraser Cain (Universe Today)
	* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon) Titan_(moon)]		* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon) Titan_(moon)]
			* Tholine "star-tar" space gunk – Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholin Tholine]
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			'''Planned dragonfly mission:'''
			* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(spacecraft) Dragonfly (spacecraft)]
			* NASA brief summary: https://www.nasa.gov/dragonfly/dragonfly-overview/index.html
			* NASA: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/missions/dragonfly/

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	The methane lakes are basically seas of building material just like the atmosphere of [[Venus]] is.		The methane lakes are basically seas of building material just like the atmosphere of [[Venus]] is.

	* Carbon can be obtained from the lakes (or dunes - harder do disentangle that molecular mess).		* Carbon (and hydrogen) can be obtained from the [[methane]] in the lakes (or dunes - harder do disentangle that molecular mess).
	* Nitrogen can be obtained from the air (or dunes - harder do disentangle that molecular mess).		* Nitrogen can be obtained from the air (or dunes - harder do disentangle that molecular mess).
	* Oxygen can be obtained from water the "mountains" that presumably made out of a good part of water ice.		* Oxygen (and hydrogen) can be obtained from water the "mountains" that presumably made out of a good part of water ice.
	* Heavier elements might be quite scarce. What mechanisms kept them up at the surface? What mechanisms might bring them up again? Cryovolcanism?		* Heavier elements might be quite scarce. What mechanisms kept them up at the surface? What mechanisms might bring them up again? Cryovolcanism?

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	[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|False color image of Titan. '''Big [[methane]] (CH<sub>4</sub>) lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]		[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|False color image of Titan. '''Big [[methane]] (CH<sub>4</sub>) lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]
			[[File:Cassini_captures_familiar_forms_on_Titan_s_dunes.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|'''Tholine dunes on Titan''' aka "star tar". This is believed to be a '''mix of organic molecules produced by UV chemistry the atmosphere'''. – '''The value as a resource seems questionable.''' Carbon can be obtained from the lakes in nicely packaged in [[methane]] molecules. Nitrogen can be obtained from the air. Also if heated this seemingly sand like stuff might melt and form a sticky gunk. ]]

	Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.		Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane. <br>
	This is pretty much an ideal form for processing in an ~~avanced~~ nanofactory.		This is pretty much an ideal form for processing in an [[gem-gum factory\|advanced nanofactory]]. <br>
	The methane lakes are basically seas of building material just like the atmosphere of [[Venus]] is.		The methane lakes are basically seas of building material just like the atmosphere of [[Venus]] is.

			* Carbon can be obtained from the lakes (or dunes - harder do disentangle that molecular mess).
			* Nitrogen can be obtained from the air (or dunes - harder do disentangle that molecular mess).
			* Oxygen can be obtained from water the "mountains" that presumably made out of a good part of water ice.
			* Heavier elements might be quite scarce. What mechanisms kept them up at the surface? What mechanisms might bring them up again? Cryovolcanism?

	In the outer solar system water is the most prevalent substance since oxygen and hydrogen are two of the most common elements in the universe and it is not hot enough that it evaporates into space. Water though does not make an ideal building material. It gets harder at very low temperatures but it still holds together just by weak hydrogen bonds. It's constituent atoms hydrogen and oxygen on their own can't be reconfigured into a stronger substance.		In the outer solar system water is the most prevalent substance since oxygen and hydrogen are two of the most common elements in the universe and it is not hot enough that it evaporates into space. Water though does not make an ideal building material. It gets harder at very low temperatures but it still holds together just by weak hydrogen bonds. It's constituent atoms hydrogen and oxygen on their own can't be reconfigured into a stronger substance.

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	[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|False color image of Titan. '''Big methane lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]		[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|False color image of Titan. '''Big [[methane]] (CH<sub>4</sub>) lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]

	Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.		Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.

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	[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|'''Big methane lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]		[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|False color image of Titan. '''Big methane lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]

	Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.		Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.

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			[[File:Methane-lakes-on-Titan-composite-flat.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|'''Big methane lakes on Titan.''' These are like '''giant minimal pre-processing [[resource molecule]] reservoirs for [[gemstone metamaterial technology]]'''. – Mosaic of images taken in near infrared light showing Titan’s polar seas (left) and a radar image of Kraken Mare (right), both taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL]]

	Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.		Titan is rich in hydrocarbons much of them are in the form of methane.