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Islands, rivers and methane springs - latest images of Titan

21 January 2005

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A single image from the Huygens DISR instrument of a dark plain area on Titan, seen during descent to the landing site, that indicates flow around bright 'islands'. The areas below and above the bright islands may be at different elevations.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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A single Huygens DISR image that shows two new features on the surface of Titan. A bright linear feature suggests an area where water ice may have been extruded onto the surface. Also visible are short, stubby dark channels that may have been formed by 'springs' of liquid methane rather than methane 'rain'.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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Mosaic of river channel and ridge area on Titan

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This mosaic of three frames provides unprecedented detail of the high ridge area including the flow down into a major river channel from different sources.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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A view of Titan from the VIMS instrument on the Cassini orbiter. The Huygens probe landed in the small red circle on the boundary of the bright and dark regions. The size of the circle shows the field of view of the Huygens DISR imager from an altitude of 20 kilometres.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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