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Photometric changes on Saturn's Titan: Evidence for active cryovolcanism
Nelson, Robert M. and Kamp, Lucas W. and Lopes, Rosaly M. C. and Matson, Dennis L. and Kirk, Randolph L. and Hapke, Bruce W. and Wall, Stephen D. and Boryta, Mark D. and Leader , Frank E. and Smythe, William d. and Mitchell, Karl L. and Baines, Kevin H. and Jaumann, Ralf and Sotin, Christophe and Clark, Roger N. and Cruikshank, Dale P. and Drossart, Pierre and Lunine, Jonathan I. and Combes , Michel and Bellucci, Giancarlo and Bibring , Jean-Pierre and Capaccioni, Fabrizio and Cerroni, Priscilla and Coradini, Angioletta and Formisano, Vittorio and Filacchione, Gianrico and Langevin, Yves and McCord, Thomas B. and Mennella, Vito and Nicholson, Phillip D. and Sicardy , Bruno and Irwin, Patrick G. and Pearl, John C.
(2009)
Photometric changes on Saturn's Titan: Evidence for active cryovolcanism.
Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L04202.
Wiley.
doi: 10.1029/2008GL036206..
Full text not available from this repository. AbstractWe report infrared spectrophotometric variability on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan detected in images returned by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) onboard the Cassini Saturn Orbiter. The changes were observed at 7°S, 138°W and occurred between October 27, 2005 and January 15, 2006. After that date the surface was unchanged until the most recent observation, March 18, 2006. We previously reported spectrophotometric variability at another location (26°S, 78°W). Cassini Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) images find that the surface morphology at both locations is consistent with surface flows possibly resulting from cryovolcanic activity (Wall et al., companion paper, this issue). The VIMS-reported time variability and SAR morphology results suggest that Titan currently exhibits intermittent surface changes consistent with present ongoing surface processes. We suggest that these processes involve material from Titan's interior being extruded or effused and deposited on the surface, as might be expected from cryovolcanism. | Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/61570/ |
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| Document Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Photometric changes on Saturn's Titan: Evidence for active cryovolcanism |
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| Authors: | | Authors | Institution or Email of Authors | Author's ORCID iD |
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| Nelson, Robert M. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Kamp, Lucas W. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Lopes, Rosaly M. C. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Matson, Dennis L. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Kirk, Randolph L. | U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Hapke, Bruce W. | Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Wall, Stephen D. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Boryta, Mark D. | Department of Earth Science and Astronomy, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Leader , Frank E. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Smythe, William d. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Mitchell, Karl L. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Baines, Kevin H. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Jaumann, Ralf | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Sotin, Christophe | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Clark, Roger N. | U.S. Geolgocial Survey, Denver, Colorado, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Cruikshank, Dale P. | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Drossart, Pierre | LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France | UNSPECIFIED | | Lunine, Jonathan I. | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Combes , Michel | Department de Recherche Spatiale, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France | UNSPECIFIED | | Bellucci, Giancarlo | ISFI, CNR, Rome, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Bibring , Jean-Pierre | Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, University of Paris Sud-Orsay, Orsay, France | UNSPECIFIED | | Capaccioni, Fabrizio | ISFI, CNR, Rome, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Cerroni, Priscilla | ISFI, CNR, Rome, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Coradini, Angioletta | ISFI, CNR, Rome, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Formisano, Vittorio | ISFI, CNR, Rome, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Filacchione, Gianrico | ISFI, CNR, Rome, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Langevin, Yves | Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, University of Paris Sud-Orsay, Orsay, France | UNSPECIFIED | | McCord, Thomas B. | Bear Fight Center, Space Science Institute, Winthrop, Washington, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Mennella, Vito | Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Naples, Italy | UNSPECIFIED | | Nicholson, Phillip D. | Astronomy Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA | UNSPECIFIED | | Sicardy , Bruno | LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France | UNSPECIFIED | | Irwin, Patrick G. | Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK | UNSPECIFIED | | Pearl, John C. | NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: | 2009 |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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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: | Yes |
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| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes |
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| Volume: | 36 |
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DOI
: | 10.1029/2008GL036206. |
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| Page Range: | L04202 |
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| Publisher: | Wiley |
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| Status: | Published |
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| Keywords: | Titan, Photometry, cryovolcanism |
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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): | W - Vorhaben CASSINI (old) |
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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: | 09 Dec 2009 13:14 |
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| Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2018 18:28 |
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