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Glossary term: 泰坦

Description: 土卫六(泰坦)是土星最大的卫星。它比月球和水星都大,是太阳系中第二大的卫星。除地球外,土卫六是唯一已知表面有液态大洋、海和河流的天体。不过,这些都是由被称为碳氢化合物的化学物质构成的。土卫六被认为有一个岩石核心和一个由水构成的冰壳。人们认为冰壳下的液态水可能孕育着生命。土卫六的大气层很厚,主要由氮气构成,这使得它在照片上看起来非常光滑。

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土星的卫星土卫六,其大气层由浓密的云层组成,呈现出几乎一致的橙黄色外观

土卫六自然色彩图像

Caption: 这张由美国宇航局卡西尼号飞船于 2012 年 1 月拍摄的照片显示了土星卫星土卫六接近自然的颜色。橙黄色源自一层部分带电的碳氢化合物。在可见光下,土卫六的表面大部分隐藏在不透明的大气层之下。
Credit: 美国宇航局/喷气推进实验室/空间科学研究所 credit link

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土卫六是圆形的,这张假彩色图片显示其表面为绿色,有一个巨大的H形暗斑

具有表面特征的土卫六

Caption: 这张由美国宇航局的卡西尼号飞船于 2015 年 11 月拍摄的合成图像直观地显示了土星卫星土卫六的红外辐射。红外线可以穿透其朦胧的大气层,揭示其表面的一些特征。在前往土卫六表面的过程中,欧空局的惠更斯号着陆器发现了由液态碳氢化合物构成的湖泊。
Credit: 美国宇航局 / 喷气推进实验室 / 亚利桑那大学 / 爱达荷大学 credit link

License: PD Public Domain icons

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