This stereographic projection of Descent Imager/Spectral
Radiometer images from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe
combines 60 images in 31 triplets, projected from a height of
3,000 meters (9,843 feet) above the black 'lakebed' surface. The
bright area to the north (top of the image) and west is higher
than the rest of the terrain, and covered in dark lines that
appear to be drainage channels. The images were then stitched
together using one of several projection algorithms (in this
case 'stereographic') to produce a full mosaic. The images used
to construct this mosaic were taken on Jan. 14, 2005. The
Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer is one of two NASA-funded
instruments on the probe. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a
cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the
Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division
of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages
the Cassini-Huygens mission for NASA's Science Mission
Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini