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Pictures From T-86: Cassini’s Latest Flyby of Titan
On September 26-27 Cassini executed its latest flyby of Titan, T-86, coming within 594 miles (956 km) of the cloud-covered moon in order to measure the effects of the Sun’s energy on its dense atmosphere and determine its variations at different altitudes.
The image above was captured as Cassini approached Titan from its night side, traveling about 13,000 mph (5.9 km/s). It’s a color-composite made from three separate raw images acquired in red, green and blue visible light filters.
Titan’s upper-level hydrocarbon haze is easily visible as a blue-green “shell” above its orange-colored clouds.
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© Jason Major for Universe Today, 2012. | Permalink | 6 comments |
Post tags: atmosphere, Cassini, haze, Methane, Saturn, Solar System, Titan, vortex
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2012-10-01 13:47:44
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/97654/pictures-from-t-86-cassinis-latest-flyby-of-titan/
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