Wait for the Synthetic Aperture Radar images

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Gary — 10/27/2004 3:58:36 PM (archived)

Cassini did a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) scan of Titan during the flyby (the data is currently being processed). SAR surface imaging technology was demonstrated by the Magellan mission that orbited Venus years ago. The SAR image may(?) establish whether or not there are lakes of hydrocarbon fluid on the Titanian surface.

Gary

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Titan encounter thread - dtb - 10/26/2004 9:20:58 PM
- re: Titan encounter thread - dtb - 10/29/2004 2:17:06 AM
- re: Okay planetologist peoples -- your speculations, please! - Nathan Koren - 10/28/2004 7:06:25 PM
  - Kinda looks like... - et - 10/29/2004 12:57:19 AM
    - ...a glaciated shield. - jms - 10/30/2004 5:33:01 AM
    - re: Kinda looks like... - Nick Hoffman - 10/30/2004 4:26:15 AM
  - re: No methane in south pole clouds? - Raoul - 10/28/2004 8:40:25 PM
  - re: Okay planetologist peoples -- your speculations, please! - REB - 10/28/2004 8:18:07 PM
- re: Titan is so amazingly weird - Nathan Koren - 10/27/2004 7:46:59 PM
  - Wow! I must be made of "Titan Stuff" too! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/28/2004 4:17:00 AM
    - re: If being "amazingly weird" is what qualifies you, then most of the folks on this board are... (n/t) - Nathan Koren - 10/28/2004 5:15:08 AM
  - You beat me to it - REB - 10/27/2004 8:12:08 PM
- Wait for the Synthetic Aperture Radar images - Gary - 10/27/2004 3:58:36 PM
  - Any idea of SAR resolution? (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 10/28/2004 8:09:57 PM
- re: Titan, craters, impactor flux, and "geological" activity - E.P. Grondine - 10/27/2004 3:26:03 PM
- That dark area sure looks like it could be liquid. - REB - 10/27/2004 11:51:47 AM
- re: I'll give it a WAG - Nathan Koren - 10/27/2004 2:31:53 AM
- SpaceDaily.com has a timer. ~45 min to go. - et - 10/27/2004 12:50:02 AM
- USA today article - R.L. - 10/26/2004 9:33:15 PM

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