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Titan Vs. Mars Target Name:   Titan Spacecraft:   Cassini Orbiter Instrument:   Imaging Science Subsystem Produced by:   NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA06990 Date Taken:   26 October 2004 Related Documents Titan Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA06990.jpg JPEG 640 x 326 58K PIA06990.jpg JPEG 2202 x 1122 277K PIA06990.tif TIFF 2202 x 1122 2.287 MB This image compares streaked terrain on Titan and Mars. At left is an image from Cassini of the region where the Huygens probe is expected to land. At right is a picture from NASA's Viking 1 orbiter, showing streaks on Mars caused by winds blowing from right to left. The streaks at the Huygens landing site were formed by some kind of fluid, possibly wind, moving from the upper left to lower right (west to east). The Cassini image was taken on October 26, 2004, by the spacecraft's imaging science subsystem using near-infrared filters. North is 45 degrees to the right of vertical. The scale of this image is 0.83 kilometers (.52 miles) per pixel.

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