Exploring a hydrocarbon swamp on Titan

by: Walter B. Myers/Novapix
Reference: a-sat99-00329
Date: 2010-03-09

A manned blimp tows a sensor through one of Titan's many bodies of liquid ethane in search of new discoveries. A blimp would be an efficient form of transportation given Titan's combination of high atmospheric pressure and low surface gravity.

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