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Titan's Face Lifted
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| Topic: Titan |
05/25/05 |
| Summary: How old is Titan's surface? For years, Saturn's moon Titan was thought to have mastered the cosmetic surgery of the cosmos, with barely a mark or wrinkle to betray its true age. Close-up views provided by Cassini instruments show that Titan is nearly as flawless as it seems from a distance. |
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Titan versus Earth
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| Topic: Titan |
05/19/05 |
| Summary: Observations of Titan's atmosphere offer a unique look at how Saturn's giant moon compares to Earth. Methane, the main component in natural gas, plays a key role in the makeup of atmospheric conditions on Titan. |
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The Titanic Quilt
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| Topic: Titan |
05/17/05 |
| Summary: Scientists have turned to image analysis to understand their highly successful landing on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Since January, the team has produced representative pictures of the mysterious river-like patterns. The current interpretation of these lines is that they are cut by flowing liquid methane. |
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Organics in Titan's Atmosphere
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| Topic: Titan |
05/15/05 |
| Summary: Titan's atmospheric winds, temperature and mixing have been revealed by new observations from the Cassini spacecraft. The thick atmosphere of Saturn's giant moon is rich in organic compounds, whose chemistry may be similar to that which occurred on Earth before the emergence of life. |
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The Ring on the Radar Screen
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| Topic: Titan |
05/06/05 |
| Summary: Recent images of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, reveal more complex patterns of bright and dark regions on the surface, including a small, dark, circular feature, completely surrounded by brighter material. The moon rarely shows impact craters but this ring will require future topographical references. |
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Organically-Certified Titan
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| Topic: Titan |
04/26/05 |
| Summary: During its closest flyby of Saturn's moon Titan on April 16, the Cassini spacecraft came within 1,027 kilometers (638 miles) of the moon's surface and found that the outer layer of the thick, hazy atmosphere is brimming with complex hydrocarbons. |
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Titan's Unexplored Country
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| Topic: Titan |
04/16/05 |
| Summary: NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flew by Saturn's moon Titan at a distance of 2,402 kilometers (1,493 miles) on Thursday, March 31. Cassini's multiple instruments are providing new views of the haze-enshrouded world. |
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Titan's Puzzle Pieces
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| Topic: Titan |
04/07/05 |
| Summary: Although the Huygens probe has now pierced the murky skies of Titan and landed on its surface, much of the moon remains for the Cassini spacecraft to explore. Titan continues to present exciting puzzles. This view of Titan uncovers new territory not previously seen at this resolution by Cassini's cameras. |
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On Ammonia and Astrobiology
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| Topic: Titan |
03/30/05 |
| Summary: Arizona's Jonathan Lunine presented a lecture entitled "Titan: A Personal View after Cassini's first six months in Saturn orbit" at a NASA Director's Seminar on January 24, 2005. Lunine discusses the broader implications of ammonia in astrobiology. |
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Comparing the Triad of Great Moons
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| Topic: Titan |
03/21/05 |
| Summary: Arizona's Jonathan Lunine presented a lecture entitled "Titan: A Personal View after Cassini's first six months in Saturn orbit" at a NASA Director's Seminar on January 24, 2005. Lunine compares the great moons of Jupiter and Saturn in an edited transcript of Part 3. |
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