Saturday, June 11, 2005
Cryovolcano
Cool:
NASA's astronomy picture of the day is the suspected cryovolcano on Titan, that was found by the Cassini spacecraft.
Investigators suspect the domed feature detailed above is an ice volcano, or cryovolcano, seen in infrared light through the hazy atmosphere on Saturn's moon Titan. Since Titan's surface temperature is around -180 degrees Celsius, 'lava' welling up to form the volcanic mound would be icy indeed - possibly a slurry of methane, ammonia, and water ice combined with other ices and hydrocarbons.
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