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    • Title "Islands in the stream"... possible 'islands' on a dark plain
    • Released 20/01/2005 12:00 am
    • Copyright ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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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.

    • Id 209659

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    • Activity Space Science
    • Mission Cassini-Huygens
    • Keywords Titan and Saturn's other moons

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