Obscure Titan |
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This view of Saturn's largest satellite was taken from a position looking almost directly back toward the sun at the Mercury-sized body. Titan's hydrocarbon-rich nitrogen atmosphere scatters sunlight in a forward direction over the limb around the entire disk. The surface of Titan is obscured due to a deep cloud layer. The diameter of Titan is 5150 km (3200 mi).
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