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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 04:05 PM
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Bright Spot on Saturn Moon Titan Leaves Scientists in the Dark
By VOA News
27 May 2005

A large bright spot on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has scientists and astronomers perplexed.

The international Cassini spacecraft has flown by Titan four times since December, and on each pass its imaging equipment - spectrometers and cameras - has recorded a bright, semicircular area on the moon's surface up to 550 kilometers wide.

The spot is the brightest area ever observed on Titan. Scientists think it might be a "hot spot" - possibly caused by a recent asteroid impact, or evidence that Titan has a warm interior. Others say the spot could be a reflection from some unusual material on the moon's surface, or a large mass of clouds.




http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-05-27-voa15.cfm
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 04:07 PM
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Shoeempress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 04:10 PM
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2. So that's where the bright spot in the universe is! I knew it wasn't
Edited on Fri May-27-05 04:11 PM by Shoeempress
anywhere near here.
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swimmernsecretsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-27-05 04:14 PM
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3. Very good!
Yes, we're the "Dark Matter" supplier here. We've got extra. Anyone care for some?
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