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'Islands' on a Dark Plain Target Name:   Titan Spacecraft:   Huygens Probe Instrument:   Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer Produced by:   ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA07237 Date Taken:   14 January 2005 Related Documents Huygens at Titan Titan Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA07237.jpg JPEG 311 x 508 31K PIA07237.tif TIFF 311 x 508 117K A single image from the Huygens Descent Imager/ Spectral Radiometer (DISR) instrument of a dark plain area on Titan, seen during descent to the landing site, that indicates flow around bright 'islands'. The areas below and above the bright islands may be at different elevations. The Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer is one of two NASA instruments on the probe.

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