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A Moon with Atmosphere

  • November 20, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Titan is Saturn’s largest moon — and the only moon in our solar system known to have a planet-like atmosphere. Discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655, Titan is covered with thick clouds that make the surface hard to see, even with a telescope.

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