Titan recorded the process is a mystery, even for NASA scientists (Video)

Titan recorded the process is a mystery, even for NASA scientists (Video)

Titan recorded the process is a mystery, even for NASA scientists (Video)
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NASA, ESA and the Italian space agency of the probe Cassini, Saturn's satellite Titan wondered and asked the riddle of their masters vast offshore hydrocarbon titanium photographed a strange process.

The process was 260 square meters. kilometers from one of the largest titanium sea - Ligeia Mare. Cassini radar the same process has been observed twice, but both times his appearance was different.

The mysterious image, which looks like a bright spot in a dark liquid sea in the background, was first recorded in 2013. July. Researchers were amazed when they saw that a few months later infrared spectrum of lower resolution camera captured images of the spots are already gone. As a result, some members of the team hypothesized that this was a temporary phenomenon. However, on August 21, 2014 the day again after passing through the same spot on Titan was again visible, and its appearance in the 11 months since the last time she was seen was changed.

Analyzing radar data, scientists believe that what captured Cassini - this is not an artifact noise or error in the result in the data, although it would be a simpler explanation. They also have no reason to say that this is a result of evaporation from the sea, because the Ligeia Mare coastline has changed.

Scientists were various hypotheses - that it is a surface wave, resulting bubbles floating on the surface of solid, solid, suspended underneath the surface, and even more exotic explanations.

The most likely suspect - that this object may be associated with the change of seasons Titan: a satellite of the northern hemisphere summer begins. The observation of such changes is one of the extended Cassini mission objectives.

Science loves a mystery, and this mysterious object Titan is a fascinating example of the changes taking place. We hope that we will be able to monitor the evolution of these changes and to find out more about what is happening in the distant sea, - said Cassini radar team leader, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Stephen Wall.