• Godric@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Well, are they gonna let it out before Saturn notices its missing??? Saturn’s a big planet, I hope it doesn’t notice

  • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social
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    3 months ago

    A clearer picture, for those interested:

    http://annesastronomynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Titan.jpg

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    From the source:

    Titan is the only object other than Earth where liquid hydrocarbon lakes and seas have actually been found (by Cassini) in its polar regions – in abundance in the north polar region and at least one of approximately 20,000 km2, called Ontario Lacus, on its south pole. Just recently, there have also been long-standing methane lakes, or puddles, in Titan’s “tropics” discovered.

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    3 months ago

    Image from 2022 using infrared imaging with the goal of spotting clouds on Titan. The white spot that looks like a bubble reflection on the upper right of the image (1 o’clock?) is a cloud.

    This is not true color, but colors assigned to different the wavelengths that we otherwise cannot see. Visible light would not have allowed imaging deep enough into the atmosphere to see clouds.