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Exploring a hydrocarbon swamp on Titan

author: Walter B. Myers/Novapix

reference: a-sat99-00329

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm

A manned blimp tows a sensor through one of Titan's many bodies of liquid ethane in search of new discoveries. A blimp would be an efficient form of transportation given Titan's combination of high atmospheric pressure and low surface gravity.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - BALLOON - ILLUSTRATION - LAKE - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - METHANE - SATELLITE - SATURN'S MOON - SPACE - SWAMP - TITAN -