Titan is already home to all the elements needed to sustain life as we know it. It's atmospheric pressure is only about 1.5 times that of Earth, and its gravity is just a bit weaker than our moon's. On March 13, 2007, Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced that it found strong evidence of seas of methane and ethane in the northern hemisphere. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. In other words, as far as we know, Titan would not be inhabitable for humans — at least not without some modifications. Plus, you'd have a pretty sweet view of Saturn, which would take up about half the sky. Under these conditions, you wouldn't need a pressurized suit to survive, according to space.com, and you'd hypothetically be OK as long as you solved the temperature and breathing problems. While this water can be used to generate breathable oxygen, more is blown into Titan's atmosphere from the geysers on the icy moon of Enceladus (also a moon of Saturn), as they start as water molecules and evolve into oxygen and hydrogen. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only known body in space, other than Earth, where clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found. They're filled with liquid methane and ethane instead of water, but still, its surface is much closer in structure to that of Earth than even Mars' surface, potentially making it a better candidate for human settlements. Additionally, strong evidence indicates that liquid methane exists on the surface. [8], The very high ratio of atmospheric density to surface gravity also greatly reduces the wingspan needed for an aircraft to maintain lift, so much so that a human would be able to strap on wings and easily fly through Titan's atmosphere while wearing a sort of spacesuit that could be manufactured with today's technology. If you were to attempt to just pack up and move to Titan without being adequately prepared for what awaits you there, you'd die pretty quickly. Titan is also the only other location in the solar system we know of that has liquid lakes and seas, according to NPR. Evidence also indicates the presence of liquid water and ammonia under the surface, which are delivered to the surface by volcanic activity. Sending one or more people on a one-way mission to Titan would involve many, many challenges that we have yet to master. The movie never claims that human beings could just happily set up a new society on Titan without these superpowered transformations, and real world science seems to back up the film's position. Titan is far colder than Earth, with a surface temperature around -290 degrees F. At that temperature, you wouldn't last very long. Titan surface is protected from harmful solar radiation and galactic cosmic rays thanks to its thick atmosphere (unlike Mars, meaning we can live on the surface, not buried underground, and can go out and walk on the surface much more often and for much longer than on Mars, which should help at the psychological level); 2. Additionally, strong evidence indicates that liquid methane exists on the surface. As is, Titan could not support human life. Saturn’s largest moon Titan is one of several candidates for possible future colonization of the outer Solar System. Astronauts in Earth orbit have remained in microgravity for up to a year or more at a time. Evidence also indicates the presence of liquid water and ammonia under the surface, which are delivered to the surface by volcanic activity. 2020 Bustle Digital Group. But if you can find a way to get around the cold via a well-insulated space suit and equip yourself with an oxygen mask to solve the breathing issue, then Titan actually wouldn't be that bad of a place to live, all things considered. Titan also has an atmosphere that's about 95 percent nitrogen and 5 percent methane, meaning it's not breathable for humans, who require oxygen. https://listverse.com/2016/07/03/10-moons-humans-could-colonize Nitrogen is ideal to add buffer gas partial pressure to breathable air (it forms about 78% of Earth's atmosphere). "[6] The atmosphere contains plentiful nitrogen and methane. That atmosphere would protect you from the damaging radiation that is constantly striking the surface of just about every other heavenly body in outer space. "This vast carbon inventory is an important window into the geology and climate history of Titan." It's also impossible for liquid water to exist at that temperature, according to space.com. These effects are still an active field of study. [6] Another theoretically possible means to become airborne on Titan would be to use a hot air balloon-like vehicle filled with an Earth-like atmosphere at Earth-like temperatures (because oxygen is only slightly denser than nitrogen, the atmosphere in a habitat on Titan would be about one third as dense as the surrounding atmosphere), although such a vehicle would need a skin able to keep the extreme cold out in spite of the light weight required. This is the first discovery of currently existing lakes beyond Earth. But with enough of a support system, the moon of Saturn could eventually become a second home for humans — no unpredictable mutations required. The same goes for the potential effects of low gravity on fetal and pediatric development. [1] "Titan is just covered in carbon-bearing material—it's a giant factory of organic chemicals", said Ralph Lorenz, who leads the study of Titan based on radar data from Cassini.