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Published online 25 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041122-10

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Saturn's moons show spectacular contrast

Space probe captures Tethys and Titan close-ups.

The two moons Tethys and Titan could hardly be more different. New images from the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft show that Saturn's smoggy moon Titan has a constantly changing surface, whereas the face of its icy cousin Tethys is pockmarked and ancient.

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