Plans to Send a Boat To Titan

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Extreme sailing: Scientists reveal plan to send a BOAT to the liquid gas seas of Titan

As interplanetary exploration goes, it could be a first.

Not content with sending rovers to Mars, scientists have revealed an ambitious plan to send a boat to Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

Engineers who unveiled their proposal at the European Planetary Science Congress today with a selection of potential craft powered by wheels, paddles and even a screw.

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[Bavarian Raven]

cool! I approve. lol.

[tipotep]

Im all for any exploration of any planet or moon .

The more we look , hopefully the more we find

TiP.

[Idano]

but will it dream?

[Grandpa Greenman]

Only if they send a pole and bait.

[King Fluffs]

Nice.

[Jacques Terreur]

let the Mythbusters handle this!!!!!

[justcalmebubba]

cool pirates of titan sounds like a hell of a sci fi book will there be vampires or zombies? maybe hybreeds of both?

think ill get started write ing this script out thanks for the idea ... now need an idea for a realy hard core bad ass chic with a sudctive sexyness like poisen ivy maybe bigger boobs and deep blood red hair wearing a full body leather suit and mmmm hip high hooker boots ? will have to get a pair for my ol lady and see how it looks she is my insperation

[TheGreatBeliever]

Frankly if telescopes nowadays can see planets hundreds or even thousands of light years away, why cant they see whats on those planets?

[TheDarkEnergy]

Frankly if telescopes nowadays can see planets hundreds or even thousands of light years away, why cant they see whats on those planets?

Titan's atmosphere is covered with methane clouds, making telescopes useless.

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Frankly if telescopes nowadays can see planets hundreds or even thousands of light years away, why cant they see whats on those planets?

Actually, in most cases they can't see planets at that distance. There are only a handful of directly observed exoplanets (less than 5% of the total). The rest have been detected by indirect means, so your question comes from an incorrect assumption anyway.

Let's put your logic in to a similar question shall we. If your binoculars can see a bird in a tree half a mile away why can't you see how many fleas the bird has?

Being able to see an object and being able to see fine detail on it are not the same thing. The same goes for planets and there satellites. Just because you can see Titan in telescope doesn't mean you can discern fine detail on it.

[thewild]

I think its a great idea, but they will have to make it relatively hard to sink..it might look more like a beach ball than a boat. They might have to make it indigestible as well..

[Chooky88]

I hope they paint it Pea Green!