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Largest Moon?
Cugel
post Sep 13 2005, 04:02 PM
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For a long time in history Titan has been considered to be the largest of all moons in our solar system. And rightfully so! Unfortunately, somebody got the crazy idea that the atmosphere of Titan does not count, and indeed, the diameter of the rocky/icy body of Titan is roughly 100 km. less in diameter than that of a pitiful piece of debris called Ganymede orbitting 'That Other Planet'.

So, what would be the biggest planet in the solar system if we don't count atmospheres anymore, huh? Probably not that 'That Other Planet'! It's ridiculous.

I think Titan should be back on the #1 spot of Greatest Moons. ASAP.

What do you think?
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- Cugel   Largest Moon?   Sep 13 2005, 04:02 PM
- - Rob Pinnegar   This kind of ambiguity also occurs in trying to de...   Sep 13 2005, 04:18 PM
- - David   QUOTE (Cugel @ Sep 13 2005, 04:02 PM)Unfortun...   Sep 13 2005, 04:24 PM
- - Decepticon   Don't forget Ganymede has a atmosphere also. ...   Sep 14 2005, 12:46 PM
- - Cugel   Well, I admit there might be some practical proble...   Sep 14 2005, 04:02 PM
- - mike   If people didn't disagree on definitions there...   Sep 14 2005, 05:14 PM
- - Jeff7   Seriously? Titan was considered the largest? Neve...   Sep 15 2005, 09:27 PM
- - SigurRosFan   Before the Voyager encounters, astronomers thought...   Sep 15 2005, 09:57 PM
- - Rob Pinnegar   That's right. Titan was always thought to be a...   Sep 16 2005, 12:06 AM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Sep 16 2005, 12:06 AM)t...   Sep 16 2005, 02:44 AM
- - alan   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Sep 16 2005, 12:06 AM)E...   Sep 16 2005, 01:17 AM
- - Decepticon   I clearly remember Triton is astronomy text books ...   Sep 16 2005, 01:33 AM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (Decepticon @ Sep 16 2005, 01:33 AM)I c...   Sep 16 2005, 02:47 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   It's been pointed out in (I believe) "Ica...   Sep 16 2005, 05:11 AM
- - edstrick   *OPTICALLY*, Titan is the largest moon in the sola...   Sep 16 2005, 07:19 AM

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