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Jaumann, R. and Langhans, Mirjam and Le Gall, Alice (2015) Radar-Bright Valley (Titan). In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_123-1. ISBN 978-1-4614-9213-9.
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Abstract
Fluvial valleys on Titan have diverse morphologies with subclasses as defined by arid but cold climatic conditions. Dry valleys with lengths <300 km and width <8 km are observed. They appear radar-bright on Cassini SAR images because they are not filled with liquid but with sediments that are probably centimetric or even larger in size in the brightest valleys. They are similar to terrestrial desert washes (wadis), which suggests formation by sudden, episodic, and strong flow events in dry climatic conditions, followed by long dry periods. Outflow events may be induced by precipitation or sapping. Compared to valleys within integrated dendritic networks, Titan’s dry valleys are generally shorter and broader (Porco et al. 2005; Elachi et ...
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| Document Type: | Contribution to a Collection | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Radar-Bright Valley (Titan) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms | ||||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_123-1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Publisher: | Springer New York | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN: | 978-1-4614-9213-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | Titan, Cassini, fluvial, valleys, Radar-Bright, Geomorphology | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | R EW - Space Exploration | ||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Vorhaben CASSINI (old) | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Geology | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Michalik, Tanja | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 13 Jan 2016 07:55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 10 May 2016 23:41 |
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