![]() They noticed C 3H 2, which is made of carbon and hydrogen, while sifting through a spectrum of unique light signatures collected by the telescope these revealed the chemical makeup of Titan’s atmosphere by the energy its molecules emitted or absorbed. Researchers found C 3H 2 by using a radio telescope observatory in northern Chile known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ( ALMA). This is the colored view that’s been processed to add reflection spectra data to give better indication of the actual color of Titan’s surface.Ĭredit: NASA/JPL/ESA/University of Arizona This image was returned January 14, 2005, by the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe during its successful descent to Titan’s surface.
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