Minal wrote an essay on the largest moon of Saturn. Which among the following moons is it?

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  1. Europa
  2. Titan
  3. Atlas
  4. Carme

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Option 2 : Titan
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The correct answer is Titan

Key Points

  • Titan:-
    • It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System, after Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
    • It is also the only known moon in the Solar System to have a dense atmosphere, and the only known world besides Earth on which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.
    • Titan's atmosphere is primarily made of nitrogen, with a small fraction of methane.
    • The dense atmosphere frequently produces bright white convective clouds, especially over the south pole region. 

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  • Carme:-
    • It is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.
    • It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938.
    • It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess.
  • Atlas:-
    • It is a small inner moon of Saturn.
    • It was discovered in 1980 by Richard Terrile from Voyager photos and was designated S/1980 S 28. 
  • Europa:-
    • It is one of the most intriguing moons in the Solar System.
    • It is the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System and the fourth-largest of Jupiter's moons.
    • Europa is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon, but it is more massive than all known moons in the Solar System smaller than itself combined. 
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