Cassini Spacecraft Has Revealed New "Faces"Of Titan's Sand Dunes

By Kevin Montana on | From messagetoeagle.com

MessageToEagle.com - A new analysis of radar data from the international Cassini spacecraft has revealed regional variations amongst Titan's sand dunes. The result yields new clues to the giant moon's climatic and geological history. Dune fields are common on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, second only to the seemingly uniform plains that cover most of the surface.

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