NASA showed how Titan looks without atmosphere

The first images of the Huygens probe landing on Saturn's satellite in 2005 have pushed astronomers to believe that they could see "the second Earth" – methane rains and rivers, high sand dunes and groundwater

But the probe is "dead" exactly 72 minutes after landing, leaving the spaceship "Cassini" to perform its tasks alone, in orbit.

And more: NASA will launch the fleet "Observers for Hurricanes" [19659004] A very dense Titan atmosphere makes the study of its surface difficult To overcome this obstacle, the space agency is the only way to avoid it. is focused on infrared imaging, which allowed to obtain a clear picture.

NASA showed how atmospheric Titan looks / dailymail

Using Cassini's Visual and Infrared Spectroscopy Data (VIMS) , NASA specialists "sew" the global look of the planet. It could look like Titan if we could see it through the dense atmosphere.

Thanks to detailed data analysis and meticulous image processing, our specialists have managed to make the "seams" virtually invisible, says NASA. Titan without atmospheres – photo 264471 "media- alt =" 264471 "title =" NASA showed how Titan looks without atmosphere – 264471 "src =" https://imagecdn4.luxnet.ua/radio24/uploads/ 640_DIR / media_news / 2018/07 / 288d918e9018746d773bf10e59a8e807766d6031.jpg "/>

NASA showed what looks like Titan without atmospheric / Dailymail