And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. Follow Joseph Castro on Twitter. But because of Titan's low gravity (it's about 14 percent of Earth normal) and dense atmosphere, you could jump off a high spot and use your coat to glide down. New York, Scientists think the south pole's plumes come from a potentially life-harboring ocean located beneath the moon's 19- to 25-mile (30 to 40 kilometers) thick ice shell. In the early 1980s, the Voyager 1 spacecraft analyzed Titan's atmosphere and determined its composition (about 95 percent nitrogen and 5 percent methane), pressure (1.5 times Earth's atmospheric pressure) and temperature (minus 290 degrees F, o]r minus 179 C). Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? But the gas giant does have numerous moons, some of which would make fascinating locations for space colonies, particularly Titan and Enceladus. giant fissures spew plumes of frozen ice particles, China's Chang'e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples, The best Cyber Monday deals on Orion telescopes and binoculars, The Celestron Ambassador 80AZ Brass Telescope is now just $899 this holiday, Physicists could do the 'impossible': Create and destroy magnetic fields from afar, The best Cyber Monday deals on Sky-Watcher telescopes and binoculars. "Hang gliding would take on a whole new meaning," McKay said. (Image: © NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute). Titan's surface is covered with dunes and rocks of water ice, and the moon has networks of methane lakes, rivers and seas concentrated at its poles. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. Living on Titan, you'd also be safe from cosmic rays and moonquakes. Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is seen with Titan, the largest Saturnian satellite, in the background in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured on Feb. 5, 2006. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? Titan, the cloudy moon of Saturn, is one of the least hostile places (for humans) in the outer solar system. Visit our corporate site. If you lived on the side of the moon permanently facing Saturn, you could see the massive planet through the haze. There was a problem. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute). Original article on Space.com. Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus, however, might be better choices. Saturn and its rings are the jewel of the solar system, but the gas giant's lack of a surface means humans won't likely find a foothold there. Titan's largest sea is called the Kraken Mare. The best Black Friday deals on Sky-Watcher telescopes and binoculars, Twilight Imperium, an epic battle through the universe, is 25% off for Black Friday, Build your own Space Base and Command Station with these Black Friday board game sales, 'Star Trek Discovery' season 3, episode 7 recap: The series' strong start feels like a different show entirely, Code like a Jedi with this Kano Star Wars The Force Coding Kit on sale for 60% off this Black Friday. You will receive a verification email shortly. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, It has lakes of liquid methane, and even weather. Enceladus and Titan may be attractive targets for future human explorers. Huygens and Cassini later confirmed this in 2004 and 2005. You will receive a verification email shortly. "It's a pretty benign environment," McKay said. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! But this also means Saturn could be seen clearly, and it would take up a third to a half of the entire sky, McKay said. If you lived on Titan, you wouldn't need a pressurized suit to survive; all you'd really need is an oxygen mask and very warm clothing, McKay said. Titan has a dense atmosphere of 95 percent nitrogen and 5 percent methane at 1.5 times the air pressure on Earth. [See amazing photos of Titan]. [Photos of Enceladus, Saturn's Ice Moon]. A NASA engineer claimed Saturn’s moon Titan could be a home for humans at some point during a Reddit Q&A last week. Titan is probably the least inhospitable place in the outer solar system, but remember to bring oxygen and warm clothing. Receive news and offers from our other brands? The sky on Titan is a perpetual hazy orange during the day (Titan's day is about 16 Earth days). Without a solid surface, Saturn isn't likely a place we could ever live. Get breaking space news and the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! 10°C. Receive news and offers from our other brands? "If you build your base fairly close to the tiger stripes, you might have a source of heat you could tap into," Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker told Space.com. Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is home to many icy geysers at its south pole as seen in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 30, 2010.