Named the basic conditions for the colonization of Titan

Titan is one of the main candidates for the colonization of people among all the celestial bodies in the Solar system.

Scientists from the Institute of astrophysics of the state of Texas and the California Institute of technology decided to tell when humanity can count on the beginning of the colonization of Saturn’s moon, Titan.

For starters, claim the researchers, it is necessary to learn how to extract energy reserves available Titan resources.

Only then can we start talking about any kind of colonization. According to researchers, your raw materials are likely to be acetylene and methane.

Titan is one of the main candidates for the colonization of people among all the celestial bodies in the Solar system.

Researchers estimate that liquid hydrocarbons at the facility ten times more than all oil and natural gas together on the Ground.

The authors believe that the source of energy supply for settlements can serve as a nuclear power plant. To the reactor was correct, you will need radioactive fuel, like isotopes of uranium. They can be brought from Earth or extracted from silicate rocks.

Most likely, fuel will be deep under water and ice, so it extraction of Titanium is in danger of becoming not only extremely expensive but also time-consuming.

Another way to generate electricity is the combustion of methane and the subsequent electrolysis, splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen. The last of the reactions, of course, will require a considerable amount of energy, because to run an electrolysis plant, the researchers propose to use a nuclear power plant.

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