Sunlight Glints off Liquid Lake on Titan

[PPI Brian]

It's spring in the northern hemisphere of Titan, and that means the winter clouds are beginning to thin. Scientists have been waiting for this opportunity since 2004, and their efforts finally paid off.

A flash of sunlight reflecting off a hydrocarbon lake on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan has been spotted by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, confirming the presence of liquid on a part of the surface of the hazy satellite with many lake-shaped basins.The image taken by Cassini is the first that shows such a glint of light off liquid from another world.

Here's a link to the article from Space.com
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091221-titan-flash-lake.html

Here's a link to the Cassini website:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

[PPI Tim]

That is a cool picture Brian. Me likey.

[PPI Karl]

Awesome photo!  This is one for the ages.