CALIFORNIA - Recent observations from NASA discovered that Saturn's moon named Titan reflect sunlight and create a sparkle of red color . NASA scientists believe that this object because it is produced by the reflection of sunlight on certain areas on Titan .
Reported Discovery , Friday ( 03/21/2014 ) , Cassini captures the reflection when hovering over Titan on July 24, 2012 . " If our ( alleged ) correct , this discovery represents the first water surface waves that exist beyond Earth , " said Jason Barnes , a planetary scientist the University of Idaho .
Comparison with computer model shows four measurements of Titan's north polar region made by Cassini 's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer on 26 July and 12 September 2013 . This observation spacecraft reveal a wavy sea that reflect sunlight .
Scientists also believe that there is a stretch of mud that covered the liquid layer and create a slope in the month. Calculations were performed scientists showed that waves in an area called Punga Mare has a height of approximately 2 centimeters or 0.8 inches .
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