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September 30, 2014

Cassini Watches Mysterious Feature Evolve in Titan Sea
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 30, 2014
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is monitoring the evolution of a mysterious feature in a large hydrocarbon sea on Saturn's moon Titan. The feature covers an area of about 100 square miles (260 square kilometers) in Ligeia Mare, one of the largest seas on Titan. It has now been observed twice by Cassini's radar experiment, but its appearance changed between the two apparitions. Images of the feature taken during the Cassini flybys are available a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18430"> ... read more

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Northrop Grumman received new order for E-2D aircraft

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