First Close Encounter of Saturn's Hazy Moon Titan

10/25/2004 07:00AM

First Close Encounter of Saturn's Hazy Moon Titan

Long hidden behind a thick veil of haze, Titan, the only known moon with an atmosphere, is ready for its close-up on Oct. 26, 2004. This visit by the Cassini spacecraft may settle intense speculation about whether this moon of Saturn harbors oceans of liquid methane and ethane beneath its coat of clouds.


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