标签： synchronous rotation

2022年5月27日 Titan: Moon over Saturn Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute Explanation: Like Earth’s moon, Saturn’s largest moon Titan is locked in synchronous rotation. This mosaic of images recorded by the Cassini spacecraft in May of 2012 shows its anti-Saturn side, the side always facing away from the ringed gas giant. The on...

2021年01月09日 Titan: Moon over Saturn Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute Explanation: Like Earth’s moon, Saturn’s largest moon Titan is locked in synchronous rotation. This mosaic of images recorded by the Cassini spacecraft in May of 2012 shows its anti-Saturn side, the side always facing away from the ringed gas giant. The o...