TALISE: Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer

Titan is the largest satellite of Saturn System, the only one in the Solar System with a significant atmosphere. About 95% is nitrogen, approximately 3% is methane, and the remaining 2% percent consists of hydrogen, little vapour water, other hydrocarbons, and possibly argon. Hydrocarbons may rain down on the surface, forming enclosed seas, lakes, and ponds. Radar images obtained appear to show lakes of liquid hydrocarbon (such as methane and ethane) in Titan's northern latitudes. The chemical composition of the lakes of Titan is still not well determined. The detection of other compounds and the investigation of influence of both, photochemistry and the atmosphere on the chemical composition of liquids of Titan lakes remain challenging in the absence of in situ measurements. Therefore, it is next step to understand the Titan lakes environment, its relationship with the climate behavior, the surrounding solid substrate and analyze the organic inventory including the possibility of prebiotic compounds.