Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Shoreline Terrain on Saturn's Titan
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 21, 2005 is “Shoreline Terrain on Saturn's Titan,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Synthetic Aperture RADAR , JPL , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 118 words.
From the explanation
“What could have created this unusual terrain on Saturn’s moon Titan? The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn swooped once again, earlier this month, past the Solar System ‘s most enigmatic moon and radar imaged a rich but unusual region that appears to be some sort of shoreline.”
— APOD editors, September 21, 2005
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- September 21, 2005
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Synthetic Aperture RADAR , JPL , ESA , NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 118 words