Using data collected by Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer, or VIMS, while observing Titan's sunsets, researchers created simulated spectra of Titan as if it were a planet transiting across the face of a distant star. The research helps scientists to better understand observations of exoplanets with hazy atmospheres.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Note: For more information, see Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets.
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