For the first time, scientists have mapped the whole surface of Titan, the largest moon around Saturn.The map confirms existing data showing that Titan has many Earth-like qualities that might be able to support life.The data was collected by Cassini, a spacecraft operated by the U.S. space agency NASA.The spacecraft studied Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017.Astronomers used images and radar measurements from Cassini to create the geological map of Titan.The map shows Titan as a mixture of flat plains, hills and mountains, windblown sand areas, valleys and lakes.The mapping operation is described in a report published in Nature Astronomy.Rosaly Lopes led the project. She is a planetary scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.Lopes told the publication that the many similarities between Earth and Titan make the Saturn moon a great choice for continued exploration.
