Titan Submarine

Not to be confused with Titan (submersible).
Titan Submarine
An artists illustration of the submarine on a lake of Titan
Mission typeReconnaissance and submarine
Operator
Spacecraft properties
Dry mass500 kg[1]
Dimensions20 by 6.5 ft[1]
Start of mission
Launch date2030s-2040s
End of mission
Landing date2040-2045 (hypothetical)
Landing siteKraken Mare or Ligeia Mare
Synthetic aperture radar mosaic of Titan's north polar region showing Titans largest lakes Kraken Mare, Ligeia Mare, and Punga Mare

Titan Submarine is a proposed NASA submarine probe that will visit Saturn’s largest moon Titan, and will plausibly explore either Kraken Mare or Ligeia Mare, two of Titan’s largest lakes. The concept was proposed by Steven Oleson, Ralph Lorenz, and Micheal Paul, technical experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Wall, Mike (27 August 2020). "Submarine could explore seas of huge Saturn moon Titan". Space.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.