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Titan

Titan was discovered by Christiaan Hugyens March 25, 1655. Since there were no other moons discovered around Saturn before this he named it Luna Saturni (Saturn's Moon). Later (1847) John Herschel suggested naming the moon Titan by calling it such in his book Results of Astronomical Observations Made at the Cape of Good Hope. Titans are the sisters and brothers of the Greek God Chronos (Roman's called him Saturn).

Titan Gallery

This moon is a lot like Earth...in the right light.

Cassini - Titan 1 Cassini - Titan 2 Cassini - Titan 3 Cassini - Titan 4 Cassini - Titan 5 Cassini - Titan 6 Cassini - Titan 7 Cassini - Titan 8 Cassini - Titan 9 Cassini - Titan 10 Cassini - Titan 11 Cassini - Titan Clouds 1 Cassini - Titan Clouds 2 Cassini - Titan Clouds 3 Cassini - Titan Clouds 4 Cassini - Titan Global Map Cassini - Titan Ontario Lacus Lake Reflection Cassini - Titan Surface 1 Cassini - Titan Surface 2 Cassini - Titan Surface 3 Cassini - Titan Surface 4 Cassini - Titan Surface 5 Cassini - Titan Surface 6 Cassini - Titan Surface 7 Cassini - Titan Surface 8 Cassini - Titan Surface 9 Cassini - Titan Tethys 1 Cassini - Titan Tethys 2 Voyager 1 - Titan 1 Voyager 1 - Titan 2 Voyager 1 - Titan 3 Voyager 2 - Titan 1 Voyager 2 - Titan 2