Islands, rivers and methane springs - latest images of Titan


 
"Islands in the stream"... possible 'islands' on a dark plain
 
21 January 2005
 
These images from the Huygens DISR instrument show new features, such as evidence of flow around 'islands', deposits of water ice and channels which could have been created by methane springs.
 
 
 
 
Two new Titan features - water ice and methane springs
 
 
 
Mosaic of river channel and ridge area on Titan
 
Mosaic of river channel and ridge area on Titan
 
 
 
 
Titan landing site seen from Cassini
 
 
 
All Huygens raw images are now available.
Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
 
 


At Saturn and Titan

 •  At Saturn and Titan (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html)

Huygens raw images

 •  - (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/titanraw/index.htm)

Sounds of Titan

 •  - (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEM85Q71Y3E_0.html)

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Related links

 •  NASA JPL Cassini-Huygens site (http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm)
 •  Italian Space Agency (ASI) (http://www.asi.it)