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Titan
Titan in natural color Cassini

Titan, as observed by Cassini Spacecraft

Discovered by Christiaan Huygens
Discover Date March 25, 1665
Physical Characteristics Data
Radius 1.480 Moons(2576 km)
Surface Area 8.3×107 km2
Volume 7.16×1010 km3
Mass 1.829 Moons
Mean Density 1.898g/cm2
Axial Tilt Zero
Albedo 0.22
Orbital Characteristics Data Epoch 2000
Semi-Major Axis ~1 221 870 km
Eccentricity 0.0288
Orbital period 15.95 Days
Avg Orbital Speed 5.57 km/s
Inclination 0.34854°
Other Alternative Names Saturn VI

Titan is a natrual satellite observed and discovered by Cassini Huygens. It is the biggest moon around Saturn, and it is so massive that it have a suspected ring system. The orbit are chaotic over millions of years since Mimas's orbit is chaotic.

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