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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 March 31   
      
                                   Seeing Titan   
             Image Credit: VIMS Team, U. Arizona, U. Nantes, ESA, NASA   
      
      Explanation: Shrouded in a thick atmosphere, Saturn's largest moon   
      Titan really is hard to see. Small particles suspended in the upper   
      atmosphere cause an almost impenetrable haze, strongly scattering light   
      at visible wavelengths and hiding Titan's surface features from prying   
      eyes. But Titan's surface is better imaged at infrared wavelengths   
      where scattering is weaker and atmospheric absorption is reduced.   
      Arrayed around this visible light image (center) of Titan are some of   
      the clearest global infrared views of the tantalizing moon so far. In   
      false color, the six panels present a consistent processing of 13 years   
      of infrared image data from the Visual and Infrared Mapping   
      Spectrometer (VIMS) on board the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn   
      from 2004 to 2017. They offer a stunning comparison with Cassini's   
      visible light view. NASA's revolutionary rotorcraft mission to Titan is   
      due to launch in 2027.   
      
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