Look at these beautiful images of Saturn’s moon #Titan as seen by #JWST!

Titan is a really bizarre world. It’s the only moon in the Solar System with a dense atmosphere. Its surface is covered in rivers, lakes, and seas that are made of hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.

In these infrared views, we can see through the hazy atmosphere to pick out surface features, but also see clouds in the northern hemisphere.

Read more: webbtelescope.org/contents/ear

#astronomy #astrodon #SolarSystem

@kellylepo continues to amaze. I was aware that the infrared band would enable different views of distant galaxies, etc. but I think I am most amazed by these pics from our own solar system!

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