Color composite of Titan, from Rev171 highlighting its methane content. The reddish part of this image corresponds to more haze (the north polar hood). The detached haze layer seen in this recent image by Cassini. This observation of a gibbous-phase Titan was part of the "Titan Monitoring Campaign" (TMC).
These images were taken on September 04, 2012 and received on Earth September 07, 2012. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 1,275,131 miles (2,052,124 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the CL1, CL2, BL1, MT1 and CB3 filters.
I used Mike Malaska's "Methanovision" composites of Titan as a guide. Check out Mike Malaska's photostream here: bit.ly/P02k0A
Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans
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RGB color composite from the Titan (T-86) Flyby (Rev172).
These images were taken on September 26, 2012 and received on Earth September 28, 2012. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 107,909 miles (173,663 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the RED, GRN, BL1, CL1 and CL2 filters.
Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans
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Right after Cassini's 92nd Flyby of Titan, Cassini's Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) imaged below Titan's haze to see its surface. ISS used its continuum band filter (where methane is more transparent) to image below Titan's haze.
This is a representation of what it would look like if you could see past Titan's atmosphere and down to its surface. The darker areas are vast hydrocarbon sand dunes. On the image to the left, Titan's south polar vortex is visible at the very bottom.
These images were taken on May 24, 2013 and received on Earth May 25, 2013. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 109,665 miles/176,489 kilometers away (left image) and 90,708 miles/145,981 kilometers away (right image). The images were taken using the CB3, CL1, and CL2 filters.
Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / processed by Val Klavans
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Color composite of Titan from the end of Rev168
These images were taken on July 04, 2012 and received on Earth July 06, 2012. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 1,969,536 miles (3,169,661 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the CL1, UV3, MT1, and CB3 filters.
Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans
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On the left is a true color image of Titan. The moon's south polar vortex and north polar hood are visible in this view. The image on the right is a representation of what it would look like if you could see past Titan's atmosphere and down to its surface. The darker areas are vast hydrocarbon sand dunes.
Both images were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem on April 13, 2013, as it was observing Titan’s sub-Saturn hemisphere and looking for clouds in its atmosphere.
These images were taken on April 13, 2013 and received on Earth April 14, 2013. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 1,117,489 miles (1,798,425 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the BL1, GRN, RED, CB3, CL1 and CL2 filters.
Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite & editing by Val Klavans
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