Facts about Titan Sand Dunes

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   Titan sand dunes can reach heights of around 100 meters, making them comparable in scale to large desert dunes on Earth.

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   Despite Titan's low winds, its dunes migrate in a direction opposite to the prevailing surface winds, a phenomenon scientists attribute to rare but powerful methane storm gusts.

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   Cassini's radar instrument first revealed Titan sand dunes in 2005, surprising scientists who did not expect aeolian features on such a cold world.

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   Longitudinal dunes on Titan stretch for hundreds of kilometers and are concentrated near the equatorial regions of the moon.

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   The sand dunes on Titan are composed of organic particles rather than silicate minerals, shaped by winds on Saturn's largest moon.

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