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New pictures of Saturn's enigmatic moon Titan, taken by cameras aboard the
Cassini probe show strange looking surface features and a deck of methane
clouds the size of Arizona. But so far, the instruments have not detected
reflections from the surfaces of lakes or small seas of liquid
hydrocarbons many scientists believe must form in the ultra-cold
environment.
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Just two days after the Cassini spacecraft entered Saturn orbit,
preliminary science results are already beginning to show a complex and
fascinating planetary system. One early result intriguing scientists
concerns Saturn's Cassini Division, the large gap between the A and B
rings.
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Making gravity visible, close-up images of Saturn's rings shot by NASA's
newly arrived Cassini probe revealed an intricate, never-before-seen
tapestry of icy particles herded into spiralling density waves by the
effects of nearby moons.
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The Cassini spacecraft has barely begun its four-year tour around Saturn,
but already a University of Maryland sensor is beginning to reveal new
data about the immense magnetosphere of the ringed planet.
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in a neighbouring galaxy in this panoramic view of glowing gas, dark dust
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with CMGs #3 and #4. The three CMGs are now controlling the Station's
attitude and orientation.
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