Strong wind in Titan

2005/05/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Astronomia

Using the images sent by the Cassini probe, the wind speed measurement in the Titan's atmosphere has been performed: It is 34 m/s (122.4 km/h) in the central and lower part of the atmosphere. The measuring clouds have been followed.

It was already known that in Titan this area of the atmosphere was very windy, the models showed it, but for the first time they have measured the wind (since the Earth could not be done because the clouds are too blurry and have had to wait for it to approach the Titanium Cassini).