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A network of river channels is located atop Xanadu, the continent-sized region on Saturn's moon Titan. This radar image was captured by the Cassini Radar Mapper on April 30, 2006.
Cassini completed a successful flyby of Titan on May 12, at an altitude of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), for the first of two Titan northern hemisphere flybys that will wrap up the original four-year mission.
On this flyby, Cassini's radar instrument mapped the bright region of Xanadu, which was only partly imaged previously. This overlap in coverage may yield stereo views of the region. The radar team targeted Hotei Arcus, as well as a possible cryovolcanic feature, Tortola Facula (informally known as the "Snail"), which was visible in infrared images.
Date
May 12, 2008
Altitude
621 miles (1,000 km)
Speed
14,000 mph (6.3 km/sec)
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Jan 24, 2024
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