Titan: Visual + IMS (1)

The three mosaics shown here were composed with data from Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer taken during the last 3 Titan flybys, on Oct. 28, 2005 (1), Dec. 26, 2005 (2), and Jan. 15, 2006 (3).
These false-color images were constructed from images taken at the following wavelengths: 1,6 microns (blue), 2,01 (green), and 5 microns (red).

The viewing geometry of the December flyby is roughly on Titan's opposite Hemisphere from the flybys in October and January.
There are several important features to note in the images. The first is that the South Polar cloud system was very bright during the December flyby, while during the October and January flybys, it is barely visible, indicating that the atmosphere over Titan's South Pole is very dynamic.