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That's No Moon!

Well, in this case it is. Back in 2003, 's moon Titan passed in front of the . Chandra was on the spot, catching the transit as it happened. Astronomers were able to see the shadow cast by Titan, and used the size of that shadow to measure the extent of Titan's atmosphere.

A great result, demonstrating the power of the Dark Side!

More info: https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/04_releases/press_040504.html
Science: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004ApJ...607.1065M/abstract

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