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The Titanian Volcano (3)
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Caption NASA originale:"From infrared images that show variations in brightness and texture, a geological map of a 'possible Titanian volcano', has been obtained using Cassini's VIMS. This geologic map shows that the circular feature has what appear to be several series of flows, as shown by the black lines. The flows represent episodes of activity on the volcano. A dark central pit, called a caldera, is similar to vents (----> aperture da sfogo; crepacci che fungono da sfogo) that appear above reservoirs of molten material on Earth's volcanoes. The colors on the map represent the brightness of features. Yellow and light green represent bright patches. Blue represents dark patches. Red represents mottled (----> screziato, a chiazze) material. The yellow area is where the volcano lies".
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