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One planet is very similar to the original earth, and that is Titan. Can it be a livable planet?

Titan is a protoss who once ruled the world in Greek mythology. They are children of Uranus and Gaia, and there is a planet named after Titan in our universe, which is Saturn's largest satellite-Titan.

Titan is not only Saturn's largest satellite, but also the second largest satellite in the entire solar system. Only Jupiter's moon Ganymede is bigger than it. Although Titan is only the second largest satellite in the solar system, it is the most unique satellite in the solar system, because as a satellite, it actually has an atmosphere. Yes, Titan is the only satellite with an atmosphere in the solar system. This important feature makes Titan present natural conditions that are obviously different from other satellites. Titan has not only an atmosphere, but also clouds. Beneath the clouds, there is a large area of ocean on the planet's surface similar to that on the earth, but the composition of these marine liquids is different from that on the earth.

Titan not only has the atmosphere, clouds and oceans, but sometimes there is a common weather phenomenon on this planet, that is, rain.

It will rain on Titan, but the rain on Titan is actually not "water", but methane. In terms of volume and mass, Venus is the closest planet to the Earth, and it is also the closest planet to the Earth. But in terms of connotation, Venus and the earth are completely different, and the natural environment is also very different. Titan is different. Many astronomers believe that Titan's natural conditions are similar to those of the original Earth.

In this case, a question arises, can Titan develop into a new livable planet? If we leave it alone, Titan can't become a livable planet by itself, because first of all, it is not in the livable zone of the solar system at all, and it is still far from the livable zone.

To turn Titan into a livable planet requires human intervention, that is, to push Titan into the livable zone of the sun.

From a scientific point of view, it is still an impossible task to move a planet to a specific position intact, not only in reality, but also in theory. For example, if a giant engine is installed on a planet, the surface of the planet may not be able to withstand such great pressure. Even if it can, once the engine is started, it will blow away the atmosphere on the planet and the atmosphere will be gone. What's the point of trying to move a planet to a livable zone?

If the engine is built as high as hundreds of kilometers, it is difficult for the engine itself to bear such a huge pressure, and there is no absolute rigid body in the world for us to make such a huge and normal engine. For example, pushing a small celestial body to hit Titan at a specific angle to help it get rid of Saturn's gravity is just meaningless imagination.

The collision with a moving celestial body will bring great disaster to the hit planet. I'm afraid it will take billions of years to recover.

In fact, there is a key question about Titan that has been ignored, that is, why does a satellite far from the livable zone, with both mass and volume far from the Earth have natural conditions that are highly similar to the original Earth? Everything happens for a reason. Titan's unique natural conditions are actually closely related to its position. If Titan leaves its present position, it doesn't mean that it will become more livable. On the contrary, it may even destroy its existing natural conditions.

Titan's natural conditions benefit from its atmospheric environment, so why does a satellite with very limited mass and volume have an atmosphere? This is actually closely related to Saturn. The earth has an atmosphere, because the earth's magnetic field protects the atmosphere, while Titan just has no magnetic field.

Who is protecting Titan's atmosphere? It's actually Saturn's magnetic field.

Titan is very close to Saturn, and most of its orbits are located in Saturn's magnetic field and protected by Saturn's magnetic field. Saturn itself is a gaseous planet, and some escaped gases are captured by Titan, which contributes to Titan's thick atmosphere. If Titan leaves its present position, it will lose the protection of Saturn's magnetic field, then Titan's atmosphere will drift, and the disappearance of the atmosphere will mean the loss of liquid water, and the ocean on Titan will also disappear. When it really reaches the livable zone, I'm afraid it will have become an asteroid with extremely bad natural conditions, and our purpose of moving Titan will be defeated.

In fact, there are many planets with livable potential like Titan in the solar system, but it is extremely difficult to really turn them into livable planets.