Instruments aboard the Cassini spacecraft can ‘see’ through the dense atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Returned images hint at the existence of features such as ridges and valleys, and perhaps an icy volcano.
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Prockter, L. Shades of Titan. Nature 435, 749–750 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/435749a
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