Moon

Titan

Lakes and hazes of another world

Saturn’s largest moon is enveloped in a thick atmosphere.

Educational illustration · shapes and sizes are not to scale.

Orbiting: Saturn
Category: Natural satellite

What makes this world interesting

Hydrocarbons, particularly methane and ethane, form lakes and seas. This liquid cycle is not a water cycle like Earth’s.

Observe or explore it

Titan is often accessible in a small telescope, appearing as a point near Saturn.

Connect the discoveries

Saturn

Sources and reference information

NASA Science — Titan

Rounded educational data, sources consulted on 18 October 2026. Orbital distances are mean reference distances from the Sun, not current distances from Earth. Periods are expressed in Earth time. The planner provides date-specific positions for supported targets.