1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,200 (music) 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:15,690 Hi there. Are you ready for an out-of-this-world vacation? it's time to 3 00:00:15,690 --> 00:00:18,180 pack your bags and join Titan Tours as 4 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:19,920 we cruise to Saturn on the spaceship Ligeia. 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,769 On this holiday of a 6 00:00:22,769 --> 00:00:25,289 lifetime you'll experience the wonders of the 7 00:00:25,289 --> 00:00:28,050 outer solar system first-hand and our star 8 00:00:28,050 --> 00:00:30,330 attraction Titan. If you're ready 9 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:33,600 for an adventure climb aboard. 10 00:00:35,500 --> 00:00:39,690 Attention travelers from Earth, this is your captain speaking 11 00:00:39,690 --> 00:00:42,930 welcome aboard the spaceship Ligeia. We will 12 00:00:42,930 --> 00:00:44,910 soon be arriving at today's destination 13 00:00:44,910 --> 00:00:48,750 Saturn's giant mysterious moon - Titan. Today 14 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:52,829 is in fact the 400th anniversary of Titan's discovery way 15 00:00:52,829 --> 00:00:56,910 back in 1655. Did you know that Titan is 16 00:00:56,910 --> 00:00:59,070 larger than both the Earth's moon and 17 00:00:59,070 --> 00:01:02,460 the planet Mercury. So hold onto your space 18 00:01:02,460 --> 00:01:04,710 helmets as you take the shuttle pod to the 19 00:01:04,710 --> 00:01:06,510 surface where your tour guides await you. 20 00:01:06,510 --> 00:01:10,500 And enjoy the wonders of International Park - Titan 21 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:19,000 (music) 22 00:01:19,070 --> 00:01:22,610 Hi I'm Kivu. Is this your first trip to Titan? 23 00:01:22,610 --> 00:01:25,790 Great. On behalf of Titan Tours 24 00:01:25,790 --> 00:01:27,620 I'd like to welcome you to your first stop 25 00:01:27,620 --> 00:01:30,770 Titan's dry sea beds. It sure is chilly here 26 00:01:30,770 --> 00:01:31,790 isn't it 27 00:01:31,790 --> 00:01:34,220 this area was once awash with liquids 28 00:01:34,220 --> 00:01:36,020 but not water like on Earth. These 29 00:01:36,020 --> 00:01:38,360 liquids are closer to gasoline. Can you 30 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,630 imagine seas of gasoline? While you're here 31 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,610 be sure and take some time to stop in 32 00:01:43,610 --> 00:01:45,740 at the Huygens Museum, the location of 33 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:49,000 the first landing site on Titan and enjoy your trip! 34 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:57,560 (music ) 35 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:02,630 Hi I'm Aaru and here we are in Titan's 36 00:02:02,630 --> 00:02:05,360 great dune fields. These monster dunes 30 37 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,130 stories tall can be hundreds of miles in 38 00:02:07,130 --> 00:02:08,660 length, putting the great dunes of 39 00:02:08,660 --> 00:02:11,150 southern Africa to shame. But these 40 00:02:11,150 --> 00:02:14,150 dunes aren't made of regular sand, the 41 00:02:14,150 --> 00:02:16,100 grains are hydrocarbon polymers like 42 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:17,959 tiny chips of plastic rather than rock. 43 00:02:17,959 --> 00:02:21,410 If you have the time try exploring by 44 00:02:21,410 --> 00:02:23,540 dune buggy but don't go too fast or you 45 00:02:23,540 --> 00:02:25,010 may lift off when you hit a dune crest 46 00:02:25,010 --> 00:02:33,380 due to Titan's low gravity. (music) 47 00:02:37,300 --> 00:02:39,830 Hi everyone I'm Shiwanni. You are now 48 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:42,020 standing at the summit of Titan's most 49 00:02:42,020 --> 00:02:45,050 famous mountain - Sotra. Or is it really an 50 00:02:45,050 --> 00:02:48,380 ice volcano? Some scientists say Sotra 51 00:02:48,380 --> 00:02:50,450 is the source for the important atmospheric 52 00:02:50,450 --> 00:02:53,240 gas, methane which keeps Titan warmer 53 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,760 than cold space. The crater beside the 54 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,220 peak may be as deep as the mountain is 55 00:02:58,220 --> 00:03:01,580 tall. At 5,000 feet Sotra isn't going 56 00:03:01,580 --> 00:03:04,400 to compare to the Earth's Himalayas or the 57 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,110 volcanoes on Mars 58 00:03:06,110 --> 00:03:08,960 however its icy surface can allow for a 59 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,290 descent by skis or sled. Enjoy your next 60 00:03:12,290 --> 00:03:13,820 stop where you'll take a balloon ride to 61 00:03:13,820 --> 00:03:27,470 see another of Titan's wonders. (music) 62 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:33,530 Hi my name's Albano. Big? Big doesn't 63 00:03:33,530 --> 00:03:35,420 describe this giant crater. From my 64 00:03:35,420 --> 00:03:37,100 hot air balloon we can see the rim 65 00:03:37,100 --> 00:03:39,140 extending for hundreds of miles in both 66 00:03:39,140 --> 00:03:41,450 directions. It's big enough to enclose the 67 00:03:41,450 --> 00:03:43,910 state of Michigan. We don't exactly know 68 00:03:43,910 --> 00:03:46,670 how old this ancient impacts scar is, but 69 00:03:46,670 --> 00:03:48,830 most likely Menrva was formed when 70 00:03:48,830 --> 00:03:50,660 Titan encountered a wandering comet 71 00:03:50,660 --> 00:03:52,730 at least 30 miles across and traveling 72 00:03:52,730 --> 00:03:54,710 over 20,000 miles per hour. 73 00:03:54,710 --> 00:04:05,780 I'm glad I wasn't there that day. (music) 74 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:10,310 Ii I'm tour guide Leilah. This is the final 75 00:04:10,310 --> 00:04:12,170 stop on our tour of Titan and we've saved the 76 00:04:12,170 --> 00:04:13,790 best for last. 77 00:04:13,790 --> 00:04:16,040 Did you know that Titan is the only 78 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:17,900 place in the solar system other than 79 00:04:17,900 --> 00:04:20,030 Earth where you could find liquid lakes 80 00:04:20,030 --> 00:04:23,120 on the surface? However Titan's lakes and 81 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,910 seas are not water but instead liquid 82 00:04:25,910 --> 00:04:29,210 hydrocarbons; methane, ethane and propane. 83 00:04:29,210 --> 00:04:33,260 Here on Kraken Mare the largest of 84 00:04:33,260 --> 00:04:35,450 Titan's seas, the waves are almost 85 00:04:35,450 --> 00:04:38,930 non-existent so sit back relax and enjoy 86 00:04:38,930 --> 00:04:42,110 your evening cruise as the sun sets 16 87 00:04:42,110 --> 00:04:50,600 times slower than on Earth. (music) 88 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,360 Attention. This is your captain again. I hope you 89 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,130 enjoyed seeing the wonders of Titan 90 00:04:55,130 --> 00:04:56,060 close up. 91 00:04:56,060 --> 00:04:59,540 However much of Titan still remains 92 00:04:59,540 --> 00:05:02,060 unexplored and unknown so perhaps one day 93 00:05:02,060 --> 00:05:05,090 you'll return as a scientist to help 94 00:05:05,090 --> 00:05:08,180 unravel its mysteries. On behalf of all 95 00:05:08,180 --> 00:05:10,729 of us here today at Titan Tours