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English: Radar image of the Titan surface taken on 22. July 2006 from Cassini probe. We can see liquid lakes of methane in this picture. The image is centered near 80 degrees north, 35 degrees west and is about 140 kilometers (84 miles) across. Smallest details in this image are about 500 meters (1,640 feet) across. The colours are not true.

The view is from Bolsena Lacus in the lower right to Mackay Lacus in the upper left. The names of some of the other laci in the image are given in this map.

Some of the features in this image have been annotated in Wikimedia Commons.
Deutsch: Seen aus flüssigem Methan auf dem Saturn-Mond Titan. Das Bild zeigt ein etwa 140 Kilometer breites Gebiet nahe 80° Nord 35° West. Falschfarben-Radaraufnahme von Cassini, 2006.
Italiano: Immagine radar in falsi colori della superficie di Titano ripresa il 22 luglio 2006 dalla sonda Cassini; si possono osservare laghi di metano liquido. L'immagine è centrata circa su 80 gradi nord, 35 gradi ovest e copre una vista di circa 140 km. I dettagli più piccoli in questa immagine hanno dimensione di circa 500 metri. La vista parte dal Bolsena Lacus, in basso a destra, fino al Mackay Lacus in alto a sinistra.
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Source http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09102
Author NASA / JPL-Caltech / USGS

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