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The Orange World of Titan

The Sky at Night · Season 28 · Episode 9
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is one of the most remarkable bodies in the solar system. With its dense orange clouds and its nitrogen atmosphere it may have a deep ocean made up of methane, with cliffs of solid methane and a steady drip of methane rain. Patrick Moore talks about what is known about this extraordinary 'Earth in deep freeze'.

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Season
28
Episode
9
Air Date
19/Aug/1984
Air Time
22:00
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Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is one of the most remarkable bodies in the solar system. With its dense orange clouds and its nitrogen atmosphere it may have a deep ocean made up of methane, with cliffs of solid methane and a steady drip of methane rain. Patrick Moore talks about what is known about this extraordinary 'Earth in deep freeze'.

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