Titan Images

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Here are some cool Titan images. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”.

Pioneer 11 Image of Saturn and its Moon Titan

Here’s a nice photo of the planet Saturn together with its moon, Titan. This photo was taken by the Pioneer 11 space craft on August 31, 1979. Pioneer 11 or Pioneer G is the second mission of the Pioneer program, next to Pioneer 10.

Titan's Halo

Here’s a nice photo of Titan wherein we can its dense atmosphere. Titan is the only known natural satellite to have a dense atmosphere. It’s atmosphere is even denser than the earth’s.

Titan Beyond the Rings

Here’s a picture of Titan which appeared to be located above the planet Saturn’s rings. This photo was taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Titan is the first Saturnian moon discovered.

Two Halves of Titan

This is a nice photo of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon and the second largest moon in the solar system. This photo was captured by the Cassini spacecraft’s wide-angle camera on August 25, 2009.

Titan on the Side

Here’s a nice photo of Titan taken by the Cassini spacecraft’s narrow-angle camera on April 28, 2006. Titan’s atmosphere is composed mostly of nitrogen making it analogously similar to the early stages of the earth.

We have written many articles about Titan for Universe Today. Here’s an article about Saturn’s moon, Titan, and here’s an article about Titan’s haze acting as the ozone layer.

If you’d like more info on Titan, check out Hubblesite’s News Releases about Saturn. And here’s a link to the homepage of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

We’ve also recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast all about Saturn. Listen here, Episode 59: Saturn.

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