![Four reddish, white, yellow, and maroon globes.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/hubble-titan-stsci-01evtaxmver8t7skkf8b1n9nza.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Hubble Images the Surface of 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.
Credits: NASA, University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, STScI
Image CreditNASA, University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, STScI
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