Titan, Saturn’s Moon, is one of the most important parts of the solar system. Titan, the only place where we can learn that the universe has seas and clouds so far, resembles the Earth with its greenish-blue tones. But Titan is a little different from Earth. Because Titan’s seas, rivers and lakes are not made of water like on Earth. These consist of methane and ethane.
JAMES WEBB’S EYES ON TITAN THIS TIME!
The US Aerospace Agency’s (NASA) revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope imaged Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. NASA shared the images captured by the James Webb Telescope, which detects clouds on Titan, in a blog post.
On November 5, researchers managed to capture some of the first images of Titan taken by NASA’s revolutionary new James Webb Space Telescope, Cnet reports. Images were captured by NIRCam, Webb’s primary imaging device, which detects infrared light. In Webb’s examination, 2 clouds were imaged in Titan’s northern hemisphere.
It had long been predicted that clouds would appear, thanks to previous observations of Titan. An analysis with the Keck telescope, a Hawaii-based land-based observatory, helped examine how clouds move or change shape.
NOT THE FIRST BUT LAST VIEW FROM WEBB
NASA warns that this work has yet to be peer-reviewed. On the other hand, according to some information, this will not be the last image of Titan received from Webb. More data is on the way and the MIRI vehicle will deliver the first data in mid-2023. This information, in particular, seems exciting.