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Building our new view of Titan

1 June 2007

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This composite was produced from images returned on 14 January 2005, by ESA's Huygens probe during its successful descent to land on Titan. It shows the boundary between the lighter-coloured uplifted terrain, marked with what appear to be drainage channels, and darker lower areas. These images were taken from an altitude of about 8 kilometres with a resolution of about 20 metres per pixel.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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Drainage, flow and erosion on the Huygens landing site

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This composite of Huygens DISR images shows patterns of drainage, flow and erosion in the Huygens landing site region.

The top panel shows two types of drainage networks in the bright region about 5-10 kilometres north of the landing site. The lower-left panel is a high-resolution view of the erosional channels around the landing site. The lower right panel is a medium-resolution view of bright ridges standing above the dark plains carved by surface flows.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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Tectonic and fluid-flow patterns on Titan

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This image of Titan’s surface, obtained by Huygens’ DISR imager, shows patterns of tectonic and fluid-flow activity. The tectonic patterns are indicated by blue lines; the drainage divide is indicated by the red line; flow directions are indicated by the green arrows. The Huygens landing site is marked by a white cross.

Credits: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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