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February 12, 2015

Despeckling Ligea Mare

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Presented here are side-by-side comparisons of a traditional Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) view and one made using a new technique for handling electronic noise that results in clearer views of Titan's surface. The technique, called despeckling, produces images that can be easier for researchers to interpret.

The view is a mosaic of SAR swaths over Ligeia Mare, one of the large hydrocarbons seas on Titan. In particular, despeckling improves the visibility of channels flowing down to the sea.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries.

For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov">http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.nasa.gov/cassini">http://www.nasa.gov/cassini</a>.

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current06:36, 4 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 06:36, 4 January 20172,980 × 1,285 (679 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Images <p>February 12, 2015 </p> <p>Despeckling Ligea Mare </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19052">http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19052</a> </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4483">http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4483</a> </p> <p>Presented here are side-by-side comparisons of a traditional Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) view and one made using a new technique for handling electronic noise that results in clearer views of Titan's surface. The technique, called despeckling, produces images that can be easier for researchers to interpret. </p> <p>The view is a mosaic of SAR swaths over Ligeia Mare, one of the large hydrocarbons seas on Titan. In particular, despeckling improves the visibility of channels flowing down to the sea. </p> <p>The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. </p> For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov">http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.nasa.gov/cassini">http://www.nasa.gov/cassini</a>.
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