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NASA’s Crazy Plan to Send a Space Submarine to Titan

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is home to the first lakes discovered beyond Earth, and NASA wants to build a submarine to explore them.

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Calm Seas on Saturn’s Moon Titan Offer a Smooth Landing for Future Missions
https://www.seeker.com/space/planets/the-calm-seas-on-saturns-moon-titan-mean-a-smooth-landing-for-future-missions
“The liquid-hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Titan are incredibly calm, suggesting that future missions to the huge Saturn moon could enjoy a smooth ride to the surface, a new study reports.”

‘Electric Sand’ May Shape Titan Moon’s Strange Surface
https://www.seeker.com/space/planets/electric-sand-may-shape-titan-moons-strange-surface
“Electrified sands on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may stick together due to static cling, potentially meaning that sand castles there would last for weeks, a new study finds.”

Titan: Facts About Saturn’s Largest Moon
https://www.space.com/15257-titan-saturn-largest-moon-facts-discovery-sdcmp.html
“Titan is Saturn’s largest moon and the second largest in the solar system (after Ganymede of Jupiter). It is the only moon in the solar system with clouds and a dense, planet-like atmosphere.”