Exploration and Life

Dunes of Titan

Posted in Cassini, Planetary Science by adamhstevens on January 25, 2012

Titan shares many similarities with Earth, including a thick atmosphere and liquid (methane) on the surface. But the topography of the surface also shows a remarkably Earth-like world, with river valleys, lakes and these amazing ‘sand’ dunes, made up of frozen hydrocarbons.

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