Bright Spot on Saturn’s Titan Puzzles Experts
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Scientists are baffled by an unusual bright spot about the size of West Virginia on Saturn’s big moon, Titan.
The Cassini spacecraft captured an image of the 300-mile blotch during a flyby of Titan this year.
“At first glance, I thought the feature looked strange, almost out of place,” Robert Brown, a member of the Cassini project, said Wednesday.
Scientists believe the spot could have formed recently as a result of an asteroid impact, a landslide or a volcanic eruption. Another Titan flyby in July could determine what the spot is.
