Why Did the Cassini Spacecraft Use Infrared Detectors to Obtain

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why did the Cassini spacecraft use infrared detectors to obtain images of Titan?

• A)Titan is too cold to emit visible light
• B)Titan is too bright in the visible part of the spectrum
• C)High clouds emit brightly in the infrared
• D)Infrared from the surface can escape through the atmosphere

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

The first phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, where an infant's pleasure centers are in the mouth, leading to behaviors like sucking and biting.

Fixated

The psychological state or condition of being obsessively focused or attached to a person, thing, or idea.

Latency

The period of delay or the time between the initiation of an action or process and its effect or outcome.

Oral Fixations

A concept in Freudian psychoanalysis referring to an obsession with oral activities, stem from conflicts or issues during the oral stage of development.