Titan

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn.

Titan as seen by the Cassini space probe in 2005.

Credit: NASA

Facts About Titan:

Titan is the only known moon to have a significant atmosphere (mostly nitrogen).
It is the only object other than Earth thought to have liquid on the surface (probably liquid methane-ethane). It also has wind and rain.
It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System with a diameter of 5,150 km (50% larger than Earth's Moon). It is larger than the planet Mercury.

Classification: Moon (orbiting Saturn)

Names: Saturn VI

Discovered: 1655 by Christiaan Huygens

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