A moon with an atmosphere

in #science6 years ago

That we can actually photograph.

Getting through that orange haze with ultraviolet and infrared camera reveals multiple atmospheric layers in false colour.

Red and green colors represent infrared wavelengths and show areas where atmospheric methane absorbs light. These colors reveal a brighter (redder) northern hemisphere. Blue represents ultraviolet wavelengths and shows the high atmosphere and detached hazes. Titan has a gigantic atmosphere, extending hundreds of kilometers above the surface.

Titan multi spectral overlay.jpg
By NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - NASA planetary photojournal, prepared by Alfred McEwen NASA planetary photojournal, PIA06139 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA06139.jpg, Public Domain, Link

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@gavvet , A great salute for NASA's work

Wow, taken by Cassini way back in 2004

BUT it is so insignificant that it is virtually a vacuum.
I read that because of extremely low gravitational pulls and small mass this is the case.