Close Encounters

Until last week, Titan's surface had been hidden behind a thick haze, but the Cassini spacecraft's first flyby offered an intimate look at Saturn's largest moon. NASA scientists are scratching their heads over its surprisingly smooth surface, which is marked by long streaks of unknown origin (possibly lavalike flows) and ridges (perhaps shaped by wind). The markings raise the possibility that the surface is more dynamic than previously thought

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