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Saturn

Last post 03-21-2008 12:08 PM by Christina Cohen. 1 replies.
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  • 03-21-2008 11:28 AM

    Saturn

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    Nicole S (LM) How much energy does saturn get from the sun? And would you see any sunlight on its moon titan ever? thanks

  • 03-21-2008 12:08 PM In reply to

    Re: Saturn

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     Hi Nicole,

     

    Because Saturn (and its moon Titan) is about 10 times farther from the Sun than Earth, it will get about 1/100 the amount of sunlight.  But, at the surface of Titan the sky is really smoggy/hazy so that cuts the sunlight down even further.  In the end the intensity of the sunlight on Titan's surfact is only about 1/1000 of that at Earth. 

     

    Best,

    Christina

     
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