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SATURN'S MOON TITAN
Image 1:
This natural color composite was taken during the Cassini spacecraft's April 16, 2005, flyby of Titan. It is a combination of images taken through three filters that are sensitive to red, green and violet light. It shows approximately what Titan would look like to the human eye: a hazy orange globe surrounded by a tenuous, bluish haze. The orange color is due to the hydrocarbon particles which make up Titan's atmospheric haze.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
More Information:
Cassini Mission Home Page
Image 2:
Returned on January 14, 2005, by ESA's Huygens probe during its successful descent to land on Titan. This is the coloured view, following processing to add reflection spectra data, gives a better indication of the actual colour of the surface. Initially thought to be rocks or ice blocks, they are more pebble-sized.
Image Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
More Information:
Huygens Mission Home Page
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