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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
The Surface of Titan
Explanation: If sailing the hydrocarbon seas of Titan , beware of gasoline rain. Such might be a travel advisory issued next millennium for adventurers visiting Titan , the largest moon of Saturn . Images of Titan 's surface were released last week from the Keck 10-meter telescope featuring the finest details yet resolved. Peering into Titan 's thick smog atmosphere with infrared light, complex features interpreted as oceans, glaciers, and rock became visible. The high-resolution infrared image pictured above was made possible using an unblurring technique called speckle interferometry . The interplanetary probe Cassini will reach Saturn and Titan in 2004 to better explore this unusual world.
| Date | August 4, 1999 |
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| Credit | Credit: S. G. Gibbard et al. (IGPP, LLNL) |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |