Lakes, rivers, winds, tectonic activity, erosion, and possible volcanism.
Titan´s got all.
Only problem is, nasty methane is the predominant cyclic liquid element, unbreathable nitrogen rules the air, temperatures oscillate around – 180° celsius and uv rays cause a thick orange haze in the lower atmosphere begetting a mild greenhouse effect.
For all this, Titan is thought to resemble the early stages of the young lifeless earth and has a grip on the imagination of all planetary scientists, that rightly think of it as the only proto-earth out there.
MEADE 14” LX200, SBIG ST2K. Exposure time: 0.5 seconds in high resolution with UV Filter.
Image development in CCDops, Maxim DL4 and Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
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