Saturn’s moon Titan is largely covered in organic material, new evidence shows
CNNCNN — Before NASA’s Cassini mission ended its study of Saturn in 2017, it also flew by Saturn’s moon, Titan. “People tend to know more about and study the more ‘interesting’ features on Titan, such as lakes,” Lopes said. They have largely been covered over by the organic plains and the dunes.” Earlier this year, NASA announced that the Dragonfly mission will launch in 2026 and explore Titan in 2034. “Dragonfly is a mission that will directly sample the surface and answer many questions about the composition and potential habitability.” Lopes is working on a separate project with the NASA Astrobiology program to understand more about Titan’s potential habitability. “The fact that we have so much organic material on Titan has important implications for life,” Lopes said.
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