Discover the Titan's large mountain range of Saturn

The Cassini international spacecraft has detected a nearly one-mile high mountain range hidden in the haze of Saturn's giant Titan moon.

(Photo: Discovery) The information was announced by scientists on Wednesday. The mountain stretches nearly 100 miles, surprising researchers. If Titan is Earth, these mountains will be south of the equator, somewhere in New Zealand.

According to scientists, the bright white matter on the top, the slopes may be ' snow ' of methane or other organic matter. Larry Soderblom, from the American Geological Survey, said: "These mountains are made of frozen materials, and are worn on different and very hard organic layers."

These mountains are the highest mountains ever seen on Titan. Scientists have speculated that the hot material beneath Titan's surface was sprayed up when tectonic plates were pushed away, creating a mountain range.

Cassini took the latest infrared photos of the mountains during the October 25 flight in Titan. Infrared photos, combined with radar data from previous flights, provided new information on elevation and composition of geological features on Titan. The spacecraft has also found new evidence of sand dunes and a circular point similar to the remains of a volcano. Launched in 1997, Casini is funded by NASA and Italian and European space agencies.

Thien Kha