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English: Two radar images from Cassini that show very strong evidence for hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Dark patches, which resemble terrestrial lakes, seem to be sprinkled all over the high latitudes surrounding Titan's north pole.
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current11:12, 12 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 11:12, 12 August 20102,540 × 1,800 (1.53 MB)LobStoRfull resolution, converted from TIFF image at source URL
17:26, 30 July 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:26, 30 July 2006800 × 567 (112 KB)DragonFire1024Image: Two radar images from Cassini that show very strong evidence for hydrocarbon lakes on Titan. Dark patches, which resemble terrestrial lakes, seem to be sprinkled all over the high latitudes surrounding Titan's north pole. Imgae credit: NASA/JPL. S