Water Ice and Methane Springs on Titan

Black and white image of Titan surface features from above.
January 21, 2005
PIA NumberPIA07238
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A single Huygens DISR image that shows two new features on the surface of
Titan. A bright linear feature suggests an area where water ice may have
been extruded onto the surface. Also visible are short, stubby dark channels
that may have been formed by 'springs' of liquid methane rather than methane
'rain.'

Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona