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Titan's seasonal hemispheric dichotomy is chronicled in black and white, with the moon's northern half appearing slightly lighter than the dark southern half. North on Titan is up. Image taken Oct. 16, 2009.
On this high-altitude encounter, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) acquired high-resolution observations during and after closest-approach, covering territory from the trailing hemisphere at high southern latitudes northeast to near-equatorial Adiri. On the inbound leg, the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) had the opportunity to do one stellar occultation which will allow the scientists to constrain the composition and the spectral properties of Titan's atmosphere.
Date
Jan. 28, 2010
Altitude
4,654 miles (7,490 km)
Speed
12,700 mph (5.7 km/sec)
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Jan 24, 2024
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NASA Science Editorial Team
