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Lakes of liquid methane on Titan from Cassini

author: Nasa/JPL/USGS/Novapix

reference: a-sat05-20050

Image Size 300 DPI: 22 * 28 cm

The existence of lakes of liquid methane on Saturn's moon Titan was predicted more than 20 years ago ; the Cassini flyby of July 22 2006 confirmed their presence. 
Titan is primarily composed of water ice and rocky material and its surface temperature is about -180°C.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ASTRONOMY - CASSINI - FALSE COLOR - LAKE - METHANE - RADAR - SATELLITE - SATURN'S MOON - TITAN -