What Would A Future Human Colony On Titan Be Like?
0When we talk about colonizing other planets, we almost always look at Mars since this planet is the most similar to Earth; it has one day with 23 hours, it has a solid surface on which to build houses; we know that it has water deposits frozen and an average temperature that is bearable for the humans.
But did you know that there is another celestial body beyond Mars that could have very prosperous conditions for a future human colony outside our planet?
That celestial body we are talking about is Titan, Saturn's largest moon, but... Could Titan be a place where humanity can settle in the future? Why would it be a better place than Mars for life to thrive?
The early Earth
Since they began studying the Titan satellite, scientists have found that this distant world has interesting characteristics not found anywhere else in the solar system.
And even many scientists believe it is similar to what our planet was like billions of years ago.
Advantages of colonizing Titan and not Mars
Now that we know what we can expect if we decide to build a human colony on Titan in the future, the next question would be: What advantages does Titan offer over the most favorable candidate, Mars?
Problems to solve before building a colony
TEMPERATURE: Although the temperatures on Titan are not as fluctuating as those on Mars, they are still extremely low temperatures, usually around -292 degrees Fahrenheit (-
WATER: Another big problem on Titan is the lack of water. Although some research suggests that Titan could have large reserves of frozen water, accessing it will be challenging.
The future human colony
Now that we have contemplated all the factors that will influence the construction of a human colony on Titan, we can begin to envision this.
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00:00 Intro
0:58 the early earth
3:36 low radiation
4:06 advantages of titan - mars
8:30 problems to solve
10:45 the future human colony
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