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Titan in Infrared (lemmy.world)
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Saturn’s moon Titan is wrapped in a thick atmosphere, but Cassini’s infrared “eyes” pierced it to reveal countless surface features in this global mosaic. The colors show variations in surface materials: brown marks the equatorial dune fields, while bluish and violet tones may point to water-ice-rich terrain.