Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer

{{Short description|Proposed space mission}}{{Infobox spaceflight

| name = Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer

| image = Titan_atmosphere_Wide_angle.png

| image_caption = A wide angle of Titan's atmosphere.

| mission_type = Titan Lander

| operator = ESA

| mission_duration = Up to 1 year (planned)

| spacecraft_type = Lander

| landing_site = Ligeia Mare

}}

Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer (TALISE) is a Spanish space probe proposed in 2012 that would splash-down in Ligeia Mare, the second largest lake on Saturn's moon Titan. TALISE would navigate across the lake for six months to one year.

If{{needs update|date=January 2025}} this mission is approved by the European Space Agency (ESA), it would analyze the liquid hydrocarbons sea and take scientific measurements while it navigates to the coast in the northern region of Titan. It is also proposed in the mission to study the surrounding terrain of Ligeia Mare.{{cite conference |last1=Urdampilleta |first1=I |last2=Prieto-Ballesteros |first2=O |last3= Rebolo |first3=R |last4=Sancho |first4=J |title=TALISE: Titan Lake In-situ Sampling Propelled Explorer |url=http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2012/EPSC2012-64.pdf |conference=European Planetary Science Congress 2012 |publisher=EPSC Abstracts |date=2012}}{{cite web| url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120927091530.htm |title=Navigating the seas of Titan, Saturn's largest moon |publisher=Sciencedaily.com |date=2012-09-27 |accessdate=2013-02-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.universetoday.com/97611/paddleboat-mission-to-titan-proposed/ |title=Paddleboat Mission to Titan Proposed |publisher=Universetoday.com |date=2012-09-27 |accessdate=2013-02-25}} This mission proposal was a joined project between the Spanish Astrobiology Center and SENER.{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/17829-titan-lakes-boat-talise-mission.html|title=Proposed Space Boat Could Explore Lakes On Saturn's Moon Titan|publisher=Space.com|date=1 October 2012|accessdate=10 August 2015}}

Naming

"Talise" is the Iroquois word for "beautiful water."{{cite web| title=Probe would set sail on a Saturn moon| first=Elizabeth |last=Landau |date=October 9, 2012 |url=http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/09/probe-would-set-sail-on-a-saturn-moon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013030400/http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/09/probe-would-set-sail-on-a-saturn-moon/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |work=CNN}}

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