This page describes an image Titan with surface features
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This composite image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in November 2015 visualises infrared radiation from Saturn's moon Titan. Infrared light can penetrate its hazy atmosphere and reveal some of its surface features. During its decent to the surface, the piggy-backed ESA lander Huygens discovered lakes made of liquid hydrocarbons.
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NASA/JPL/University of Arizona/University of Idaho Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Moons
, Titan
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Solar System
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Image caption: Cette image composite prise par la sonde Cassini de la NASA en novembre 2015 visualise le rayonnement infrarouge de Titan, satellite de Saturne. La lumière infrarouge peut pénétrer son atmosphère brumeuse et révéler certaines structures de sa surface. Lors de sa descente, l'atterrisseur Huygens de l'ESA a découvert des lacs constitués d'hydrocarbures liquides.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Université d'Arizona/Université d'Idaho
Related glossary terms: Lunes , Titan Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption reviewers: Lionel Ruiz
Image caption: Questa immagine composita, scattata dalla sonda Cassini della NASA nel novembre 2015, visualizza la radiazione infrarossa della luna di Saturno Titano. La luce infrarossa penetra attraverso la sua atmosfera nebulosa e riesce a svelare alcune particolarità della sua superficie. Durante la sua discesa verso la superficie, il lander Huygens ESA, trasportato dalla sonda Cassini, ha scoperto laghi composti di idrocarburi liquidi.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Università dell'Arizona/Università dell'Idaho
Related glossary terms: Lune , Titano Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
