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Astronomy Fun Fact:

Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a thick atmosphere surrounding it. The atmospheric pressure near Titan's surface is 60% greater than Earth at sea level. The atmospheric temperature near Titan's surface is 95K (-178 C or -288 F). As on Earth, the most abundant gas in Titan's atmosphere is nitrogen.

Remember the Voyager missions? What a thrill it was!

Be sure to click on the "Huygens probe" link to read about the mission to Titan's surface!

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1 posted on 09/05/2002 5:35:24 AM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 09/05/2002 5:36:06 AM PDT by petuniasevan
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The Huygens probe article is great, will be waiting for nov.6 2004 and keeping our fingers crossed that everything proceeds without any problem. Good job APOD!
3 posted on 09/05/2002 6:00:20 AM PDT by BossyRoofer
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5 posted on 09/05/2002 10:37:18 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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