Q 01/05

Which moon is the only one in the Solar System larger than Titan?

A) Ganymede

B) Callisto

C) Europa

D) Triton

Answer · why

A) Ganymede

Titan was thought to be bigger until Voyager 1 showed its haze had inflated its apparent size.

Q 02/05

Titan is larger than which planet?

A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Pluto

Answer · why

A) Mercury

Despite the size, Titan has only 40% of that planet's mass because it is mostly ice.

Q 03/05

Who discovered Titan in 1655?

A) Giovanni Cassini

B) Galileo Galilei

C) Johannes Kepler

D) Christiaan Huygens

Answer · why

D) Christiaan Huygens

The Dutch astronomer built his own telescopes with his elder brother Constantijn.

Q 04/05

What Latin name did its discoverer give Titan?

A) Saturni Luna

B) Stella Saturni

C) Sidus Batavum

D) Luna Nova

Answer · why

A) Saturni Luna

He published the find in the tract De Saturni Luna Observatio Nova.

Q 05/05

Who gave Titan its name in 1847?

A) Giovanni Cassini

B) Urbain Le Verrier

C) John Herschel

D) William Herschel

Answer · why

C) John Herschel

He named all seven then-known Saturnian moons after mythological giants.

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