This high-resolution infrared image was taken during the Cassini
spacecraft's closest approach to Titan on Oct. 26, 2004. These images were
obtained by Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer instrument
and show a bright, circular feature (8.5 degrees latitude, minus 143.5
degrees longitude) with two elongated wings extending westwards.
Scientists think this feature might be a volcano.
The resolution in the image varies from 2.6 kilometers (1.6 miles) per
pixel to 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) per pixel.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the
European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in
Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate,
Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were
designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The visual and infrared mapping
spectrometer team is based at the University of Arizona.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov. The visual and infrared mapping
spectrometer team homepage is at http://wwwvims.lpl.arizona.edu.
