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Space: the first images under clouds of Titan are available

Rome, Italy - The radar which is the fruit of a joined collaboration between Italy and United States on board of the space probe reveals some secret of one of the most mysterious Moon of Saturn

The surface of Titan seems to be complex, with some rough areas and some other smooth and enough young as well: it is what the first images of the radar under clouds revealed from Cassini's space probe. "Reveal Titan's secret it is like read a mistery romance" claimed Charles Elachi, Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Jpl) of Nasa as well as responsible of the operator group of the radar on...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 106721
Rome, Italy, 11/03/2004 16:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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