Drizzly mornings on Xanadu

VLT and Keck near-infrared images of Titan's surface and lower troposphere can be subtracted to reveal widespread cirrus-like clouds of frozen methane (lower images) and a large patch of liquid methane (dark area within box) interpreted as clouds and morning drizzle above the huge continent of Xanadu (outline). At left is a chart of Titan's aerosol haze versus altitude, indicating higher density haze over portions of the south pole and the heights of frozen and liquid methane clouds.

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ESO, Máté Ádámkovics/UC Berkeley

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ID:eso0747a
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Veröffentlichungsdatum:11. Oktober 2007
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Name:Titan
Typ:Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface
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