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Surface Features Cover Saturn’s Moon, Titan

Surface Features Cover Saturn's Moon, Titan
Four global projections of the HST Titan data, separated in longitude by 90 degrees. Upper left: hemisphere facing Saturn. Upper right: leading hemisphere (brightest region). Lower left: the hemisphere which never faces Saturn. Lower right: trailing hemisphere. Not that these assignments assume that the rotation is synchronous. The imaging team says its data strongly support this assumption - a longer time baseline is needed for proof. The surface near the poles is never visible to an observer in Titan's equatorial plane because of the large optical path.
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Titan
  • Release Date
    November 8, 1994
  • Science Release
    UA Scientist & Team Discover Surface Features Cover Titan
  • Credit
    Credit: University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory; STScI

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Mar 28, 2025
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