Saturn and Titan from Cassini
Spectacular vistas of Saturn and its moon continue to be recorded by the Cassini
spacecraft. Launched from Earth in 1997, robotic Cassini entered orbit around
Saturn in 2004 and has revolutionized much of humanity's knowledge of Saturn,
its expansive and complex rings, and it many old and battered moons. Soon
after reaching Saturn, Cassini released the Huygen's probe which landed on
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and send back unprecedented pictures from below
Titan's opaque cloud decks. Recent radar images of Titan from Cassini indicate
flat regions that are likely lakes of liquid methane, indicating a complex
weather system where it likely rains chemicals similar to gasoline. Pictured
above, magnificent Saturn and enigmatic Titan were imaged together in true color
by Cassini earlier this year.