Clouds
over Titan's south pole
In October 2004
the Cassini orbiter revealed for the first time what may be highly reflective (in the infrared
at least) methane clouds over Titan's south pole. This image suggests how those clouds may
appear from within the cloud deck itself. The Sun is visible immediately above, though from
this great distance the
Sun appears to be only 1/10th its diameter from Earth.
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