Titan (giant moon) - Revision history

Apm: /* Transport */

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Transport

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	The ground might be soft moist and maybe even gunky at places.		The ground might be soft moist and maybe even gunky at places.
	Combined with the low gravity normal walking and driving might prove to be difficult. <br>		Combined with the low gravity normal walking and driving might prove to be difficult. <br>
	For fast transport [[diamondoid]] gem gum rails may be installed.		For fast transport [[diamondoid]] [[gem-gum]] rails may be installed.

	Low gravity (0.14g) and high "air" density makes flying very easy.		Low gravity (0.14g) and high "air" density makes flying very easy.

Apm: /* Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes */

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Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes

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	The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.		The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.


	This might cause interesting effectts like slushing. <br>		This might cause interesting effectts like slushing. <br>

Apm: /* Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes */

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Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes

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	The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.		The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.


			This might cause interesting effectts like slushing. <br>
			Much still unclear unil we have probes visiting the lakes collocting photos and other data.

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Apm: /* = Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes */

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= Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes

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	Titans air is so near to the condensation point that it can be liquefied via compression with just a plain (low temperature fortified) bicycle pump. I.e. not much extra pressure is needed for liquification.		Titans air is so near to the condensation point that it can be liquefied via compression with just a plain (low temperature fortified) bicycle pump. I.e. not much extra pressure is needed for liquification.

	=== Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes ==		=== Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes ===

	The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.		The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.

Apm: /* Atmosphere */ section on atmiaphere dissolving in lakes

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Atmosphere: section on atmiaphere dissolving in lakes

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	Titans air is so near to the condensation point that it can be liquefied via compression with just a plain (low temperature fortified) bicycle pump. I.e. not much extra pressure is needed for liquification.		Titans air is so near to the condensation point that it can be liquefied via compression with just a plain (low temperature fortified) bicycle pump. I.e. not much extra pressure is needed for liquification.

			=== Atmosphere dissolved in the lakes ==

			The lakes consisting out of light hydrocarbons (Methane CH<sub>4</sub>, Ethane C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, …) likely dissolve a huge amount of the nitrogen atmosphere (per volume, per mass, or per molecule number) so they could be also considered very very dirty liquified nitrogen atmosphere (more impurities than nitrogen) with significantly increased boiling point due to these "impurities.

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Apm: /* Atmosphere */

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Atmosphere

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	There will be significant deviations due to the nearness to the condensation point. {{todo\|calculate Titans atmospheric density}}		There will be significant deviations due to the nearness to the condensation point. {{todo\|calculate Titans atmospheric density}}

	Titans air is so near to the condensation point that it can be liquefied via compression with just a plain (low temperature fortified) bicycle pump.		Titans air is so near to the condensation point that it can be liquefied via compression with just a plain (low temperature fortified) bicycle pump. I.e. not much extra pressure is needed for liquification.

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Apm: /* Atmosphere */

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Atmosphere

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	Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a "true" atmosphere.		Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a "true" atmosphere.
	In fact the atmosphere has even a slightly higher pressure than what is pressure at Earth's sea level. About 1.5 atm.		In fact the atmosphere has even a slightly higher pressure than what is the pressure at Earth's sea level. About 1.5 atm.
	A pressure very comfy for humans.		A pressure very comfy for humans.
	The temperature is very low though ~95K or about minus 280°C (numbers rounded for easy memorization).		The temperature is very low though ~95K or about minus 280°C (numbers rounded for easy memorization).

Apm: /* Basic facts */

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Basic facts

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	Titan is by far the largest moon of planet Saturn.		Titan is by far the largest moon of planet Saturn.
	With almost the size of planet mercury he has a size sufficient to clear his orbit from other objects of similar mass.		With almost the size of planet mercury he has a size sufficient to clear his orbit from other objects of similar mass.
	This criterion just with the sun instead of a planet as main body is used for the relatively new distinction between planets (like e.g. Mercury) and dwarf planets (like e.g. ~~pluto~~). It seems only natural that moons with a property akin to what discerns a planet from a dwarf planet deserve a special title too. So I'll refer to these moons as giant moons complementary to the title dwarf planet.		This criterion just with the sun instead of a planet as main body is used for the relatively new distinction between planets (like e.g. Mercury) and dwarf planets (like e.g. Pluto). It seems only natural that moons with a property akin to what discerns a planet from a dwarf planet deserve a special title too. So I'll refer to these moons as giant moons complementary to the title dwarf planet.
	(The titles dwarf planet and giant moon are not mutually exclusive. Plutos companion Charon e.g. takes both.)		(The titles dwarf planet and giant moon are not mutually exclusive. Plutos companion Charon e.g. takes both.)
	There are several other giant moons in our solar system but they alle		There are several other giant moons in our solar system but they alle

Apm: /* Size */

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Size

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	Titan is by far the largest moon of planet Saturn.		Titan is by far the largest moon of planet Saturn.
	With almost the size of planet mercury he has a size sufficient to clear his orbit from other objects of similar mass.		With almost the size of planet mercury he has a size sufficient to clear his orbit from other objects of similar mass.
	This criterion just with the sun instead of a planet as main body is used for the relatively new distinction between planets (like e.g. ~~mercury~~) and dwarf planets (like e.g. pluto). It seems only natural that moons with a property akin to what discerns a planet from a dwarf planet deserve a special title too. So I'll refer to these moons as giant moons complementary to the title dwarf planet.		This criterion just with the sun instead of a planet as main body is used for the relatively new distinction between planets (like e.g. Mercury) and dwarf planets (like e.g. pluto). It seems only natural that moons with a property akin to what discerns a planet from a dwarf planet deserve a special title too. So I'll refer to these moons as giant moons complementary to the title dwarf planet.
	(The titles dwarf planet and giant moon are not mutually exclusive. Plutos companion Charon e.g. takes both.)		(The titles dwarf planet and giant moon are not mutually exclusive. Plutos companion Charon e.g. takes both.)
	There are several other giant moons in our solar system but they alle		There are several other giant moons in our solar system but they alle

Apm: /* Related */

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	* Transneptunian objects (TNOs) like the Pluto-Charon double-planet (not a normal planet – it's a dwarf planet now), Eris, ... , Haumea (spin flattened oddity), ...		* Transneptunian objects (TNOs) like the Pluto-Charon double-planet (not a normal planet – it's a dwarf planet now), Eris, ... , Haumea (spin flattened oddity), ...
	Pluto (and probably many TNOs) actually has loads nitrogen "air". It's just so cold that it's pretty much totally frozen into a glacier.		Pluto (and probably many TNOs) actually has loads nitrogen "air". It's just so cold that it's pretty much totally frozen into a glacier.
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	~~== Other ice worlds ==~~		* [[Europa]] (Subsurface ocean bearing moon of Jupiter) is a radiation hellhole. Well not as bad as [[Io]]. <br>

	[[Europa]] (Subsurface ocean bearing moon of Jupiter) is a radiation hellhole. Well not as bad as [[Io]]. <br>
	Getting there and then under the ice unharmed as a human will be difficult. Heavy shielding required. <br>		Getting there and then under the ice unharmed as a human will be difficult. Heavy shielding required. <br>
	Mass is exactly what you don't want ins space-travel.		Mass is exactly what you don't want ins space-travel.