Surface of Titan
Scientists for the first time have made images of the surface of Saturn's giant, haze-shrouded moon, Titan. They mapped light and dark features over the surface of the satellite during nearly a complete 16-day rotation. One prominent bright area they discovered is a surface feature 2, 500 miles across (about 4025 kilometres), about the size of the continent of Australia.
Credit:
UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9455a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 8 November 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 656 x 656 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Titan |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Satellite • Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface : Mountain • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
900 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
