Cassini peers into Titan's haze
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:58 pm
The Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn has peered closer at the moon Titan to reveal two thin, outer layers of haze high in its atmosphere.
Mission scientists say observations like this one will help them understand how the murky haze around Titan forms.
Cassini will release its piggybacked Huygens probe on to Titan in December.
The haze has long hindered scientists in their understanding of the surface of this large Saturnian moon, which could harbour oceans of hydrocarbons. But they are hopeful that further flybys will unlock more of the moon's mysteries. Cassini will conduct another pass on 26 October, during which it will come 30 times closer to the planet than it did during its recent pass.
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Mission scientists say observations like this one will help them understand how the murky haze around Titan forms.
Cassini will release its piggybacked Huygens probe on to Titan in December.
The haze has long hindered scientists in their understanding of the surface of this large Saturnian moon, which could harbour oceans of hydrocarbons. But they are hopeful that further flybys will unlock more of the moon's mysteries. Cassini will conduct another pass on 26 October, during which it will come 30 times closer to the planet than it did during its recent pass.
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