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hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Geological Sciences [BYU]
dc.contributor.authorRADEBAUGH, Jani
dc.contributor.authorVENTRA, Dario
hal.structure.identifierJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory [Laurel, MD] [APL]
dc.contributor.authorLORENZ, Ralph D.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorFARR, Tom
hal.structure.identifierUnited States Geological Survey [Reston] [USGS]
dc.contributor.authorKIRK, Randy
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Astronomy [Ithaca]
dc.contributor.authorHAYES, Alex
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorMALASKA, Michael J.
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Astronomy [Ithaca]
dc.contributor.authorBIRCH, Sam
hal.structure.identifierArizona State University [Tempe] [ASU]
dc.contributor.authorLIU, Zac Yung-Chun
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Astronomy [Ithaca]
dc.contributor.authorLUNINE, Jonathan
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Physics [Moscow,USA]
dc.contributor.authorBARNES, Jason
hal.structure.identifierPLANETO - LATMOS
dc.contributor.authorLE GALL, Alice
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorLOPES, Rosaly
hal.structure.identifierProxemy Research Inc
dc.contributor.authorSTOFAN, Ellen
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorWALL, Steve
hal.structure.identifierASP 2015
dc.contributor.authorPAILLOU, Philippe
dc.contributor.editorVentra
dc.contributor.editorD. & Clarke
dc.contributor.editorL. E. (eds)
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractEnFans, landforms that record the storage and transport of sediment from uplands to depositional basins, are found on Saturn's moon Titan, a body of significantly different process rates and material compositions from Earth. Images obtained by the Cassini spacecraft's synthetic aperture radar reveal morphologies, roughness, textural patterns and other properties consistent with fan analogues on Earth also viewed by synthetic aperture radar. The observed fan characteristics on Titan reveal some regions of high relative relief and others with gentle slopes over hundreds of kilometres, exposing topographic variations and influences on fan formation. There is evidence for a range of particle sizes across proximal to distal fan regions, from c. 2 cm or more to fine-grained, which can provide details on sedimentary processes. Some features are best described as alluvial fans, which implies their proximity to high-relief source areas, while others are more likely to be fluvial fans, drawing from larger catchment areas and frequently characterized by more prolonged runoff events. The presence of fans corroborates the vast liquid storage capacity of the atmosphere and the resultant episodic behaviour. Fans join the growing list of landforms on Titan derived from atmospheric and fluvial processes similar to those on Earth, strengthening comparisons between these two planetary bodies.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Geological Society
dc.source.titleGeology and Geomorphology of Alluvial and Fluvial Fans: Terrestrial and Planetary Perspectives
dc.title.enAlluvial and fluvial fans on Saturn’s moon Titan reveal processes, materials and regional geology
dc.typeChapitre d'ouvrage
dc.subject.halPlanète et Univers [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]/Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]
dc.subject.halPlanète et Univers [physics]/Océan, Atmosphère
bordeaux.volumeSP440
bordeaux.title.proceedingGeology and Geomorphology of Alluvial and Fluvial Fans: Terrestrial and Planetary Perspectives
hal.identifierinsu-01274381
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//insu-01274381v1
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