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Rima Ariadaeus is thought to have been formed when a section of the Moon's crust sank down between two parallel fault lines (making it a graben or fault trough). [3] Rima Ariadaeus shows no trace of associated volcanism and is thus considered to be an end member of the sequence where only pure faulting is involved i.e. a linear rille. [4]
The negative topography suggests that these features formed from global expansion of the icy moon, although some suggest the features formed by reactivation of older structures. [1] This mosaic of two images shows an area within the Valhalla region on Jupiter's moon, Callisto. North is to the top of the mosaic and the Sun illuminates the ...
Ontario Lacus is a lake composed of methane, ethane and propane near the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan. Its character as a hydrocarbon lake was confirmed [ 1 ] by observations from the Cassini spacecraft, published in the 31 July 2008 edition of Nature .
Titan has a wealth of lakes and seas on its surface, making it the only known celestial body in the solar system other than Earth to have exposed liquid masses. Scientists study mysterious 'lakes ...
Ina is located on top of a rounded upland (dome) 300 m high and 15 km in diameter. [15] [16] It is situated on an elongated plateau about 30 km wide.[1] [15] [17] This plateau stands in the middle of Lacus Felicitatis ‒ a small lunar lake between Mare Serenitatis, Mare Vaporum and Mare Imbrium.
97% of Titan's lakes have been found within a bright unit of terrain covering about 900 by 1,800 kilometers (560 by 1,120 mi) near the north pole. The lakes found here have very distinctive shapes—rounded complex silhouettes and steep sides—suggesting deformation of the crust created fissures that could be filled up with liquid.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, including the majestic Titan, ended its mission with a death plunge into the giant ringed planet in 2017. Cassini's radar ...
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