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Imaging of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft
Porco, C. and Baker, E. and Barbara, J. and Beurle, K. and Brahic, A. and Burns, J.A. and Charnoz, S. and Cooper, N. and Dawson, D.D. and Del Genio, A. and Denk, T. and Dones, L. and Dyudina, U. and Evans, M. and Fussner, S. and Giese, B. and Grazier, K. and Helfenstein, P. and Ingersoll, A. and Jacobson, R.A. and Johnson, T.V. and McEwen, A. and Murray, C. and Neukum, G. and Owen, W.M. and Perry, J. and Roatsch, T. and Spitale, J. and Squyres, S. and Thomas, P. and Tiscareno, M. and Turtle, E. and Vasavada, A.R. and Veverka, J. and Wagner, R. and West, R.
(2005)
Imaging of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft.
Nature, 434, pp. 159-168.
doi: 10.1038/nature03436.
Full text not available from this repository. AbstractTitan, the largest moon of Saturn, is the only satellite in the Solar System with a substantial atmosphere. The atmosphere is poorly understood and obscures the surface, leading to intense speculation about Titan's nature. Here we present observations of Titan from the imaging science experiment onboard the Cassini spacecraft that address some of these issues. The images reveal intricate surface albedo features that suggest aeolian, tectonic and fluvial processes; they also show a few circular features that could be impact structures. These observations imply that substantial surface modification has occurred over Titan's history. We have not directly detected liquids on the surface to date. Convective clouds are found to be common near the south pole, and the motion of mid-latitude clouds consistently indicates eastward winds, from which we infer that the troposphere is rotating faster than the surface. A detached haze at an altitude of 500 km is 150200 km higher than that observed by Voyager, and more tenuous haze layers are also resolved. Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/11133/ |
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Document Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | LIDO-Berichtsjahr=2005, |
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Title: | Imaging of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft |
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Authors: | Authors | Institution or Email of Authors | Author's ORCID iD | ORCID Put Code |
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Porco, C. | Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations, Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Baker, E. | Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations, Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Barbara, J. | NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Beurle, K. | Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Brahic, A. | C.E. de Saclay, Université Paris, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Burns, J.A. | Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Charnoz, S. | C.E. de Saclay, Université Paris, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Cooper, N. | Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Dawson, D.D. | Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Del Genio, A. | NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Denk, T. | Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität, Berlin | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Dones, L. | Department of Space Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Dyudina, U. | Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Evans, M. | Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Fussner, S. | Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Giese, B. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Grazier, K. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Helfenstein, P. | Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Ingersoll, A. | Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Jacobson, R.A. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Johnson, T.V. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | McEwen, A. | Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Murray, C. | Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Neukum, G. | Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität, Berlin | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Owen, W.M. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Perry, J. | Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Roatsch, T. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Spitale, J. | Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations, Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Squyres, S. | Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Thomas, P. | Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Tiscareno, M. | Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Turtle, E. | Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Vasavada, A.R. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Veverka, J. | Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Wagner, R. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | West, R. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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Date: | 2005 |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Nature |
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Refereed publication: | Yes |
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Open Access: | No |
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Gold Open Access: | No |
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In SCOPUS: | No |
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In ISI Web of Science: | Yes |
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Volume: | 434 |
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DOI: | 10.1038/nature03436 |
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Page Range: | pp. 159-168 |
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Status: | Published |
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HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old) |
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HGF - Program: | Space (old) |
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HGF - Program Themes: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums |
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DLR - Research area: | Space |
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DLR - Program: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums |
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DLR - Research theme (Project): | UNSPECIFIED |
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Location: |
Berlin-Adlershof
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Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research |
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Deposited By: |
Pieth, Susanne
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Deposited On: | 08 Dec 2005 |
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Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 16:53 |
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