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The Lakes of Titan

hal.structure.identifierLunar and Planetary Laboratory [Tucson] [LPL]
dc.contributor.authorLUNINE, J.
hal.structure.identifierProxemy Research Inc
dc.contributor.authorSTOFAN, E.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorELACHI, C.
hal.structure.identifierJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory [Laurel, MD] [APL]
dc.contributor.authorLORENZ, R.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorSTILES, B.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorMITCHELL, K. L.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorOSTRO, S.
hal.structure.identifierUS Geological Survey [Flagstaff] [USGS]
dc.contributor.authorSODERBLOM, L.
hal.structure.identifierWheeling Jesuit University
dc.contributor.authorWOOD, C.
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Electrical Engineering [Stanford]
dc.contributor.authorZEBKER, H.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorWALL, S.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorJANSSEN, M.
hal.structure.identifierUS Geological Survey [Flagstaff] [USGS]
dc.contributor.authorKIRK, R.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorLOPES, R.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorPAGANELLI, F.
hal.structure.identifierLunar and Planetary Laboratory [Tucson] [LPL]
dc.contributor.authorRADEBAUGH, J.
hal.structure.identifierStanford University
dc.contributor.authorWYE, L.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorCALLAHAN, P.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorANDERSON, Y.
hal.structure.identifierNASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies [GISS]
dc.contributor.authorALLISON, M.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorBOEHMER, R.
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique [LERMA]
dc.contributor.authorENCRENAZ, P.
hal.structure.identifierAlenia Aerospazio
dc.contributor.authorFLAMINI, E.
hal.structure.identifierFacoltá di Ingegneria
dc.contributor.authorFRANCESCHETTI, G.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorGIM, Y.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorHAMILTON, G.
dc.contributor.authorHENSELY, S.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorJOHNSON, W. T.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorKELLEHER, K.
hal.structure.identifierCaltech Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
dc.contributor.authorMUHLEMAN, D.
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
hal.structure.identifierObservatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
hal.structure.identifierLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
dc.contributor.authorPAILLOU, Philippe
hal.structure.identifierDipartimento INFOCOM [Roma]
dc.contributor.authorPICARDI, G.
hal.structure.identifierDipartimento Interateneo di Fisica
dc.contributor.authorPOSA, F.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorROTH, L.
hal.structure.identifierDipartimento INFOCOM [Roma]
dc.contributor.authorSEU, R.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorSHAFFER, S.
hal.structure.identifierFacoltá di Ingegneria
dc.contributor.authorVETRELLA, S.
hal.structure.identifierJet Propulsion Laboratory [JPL]
dc.contributor.authorWEST, R.
hal.structure.identifierIstituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica - Roma [IASF-Roma]
dc.contributor.authorOROSEI, R.
dc.date.conference2006
dc.description.abstractEnThe Cassini Radar flyby of Saturn's moon Titan on 22 July 2006 (T16) provides compelling evidence for the presence of liquid lakes on the surface of Titan. The radar images polewards of 70°N show over 75 circular to irregular radar dark patches from 3 km to over 170 km across, in a region where liquid methane and ethane are expected to be abundant and stable on the surface. Some patches are uniformly dark in appearance, with no measureable echo, while others vary in brightness. We interpret these as lakes based on their very low radar reflectivity and morphological similarities to lakes, including associated channels, location in topographic depressions and multiple shorelines. Lakes appear in a number of apparent states, including fully drained, partially dry and liquid-filled. These northern hemisphere lakes constitute the strongest evidence yet that a condensable-liquid hydrological cycle is active in Titan's surface and atmosphere, in which the lakes are filled through rainfall and/or intersection with the subsurface `liquid methane' table.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.en5225 Early environment of Earth
dc.subject.en5419 Hydrology and fluvial processes
dc.subject.en5462 Polar regions
dc.subject.en5470 Surface materials and properties
dc.subject.en6281 Titan
dc.title.enThe Lakes of Titan
dc.typeCommunication dans un congrès
dc.subject.halPlanète et Univers [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]/Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]
dc.subject.halPhysique [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]/Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]
bordeaux.conference.title2006AGUFM.P11A..05L - American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #P11A-05
bordeaux.countryUS
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-00405615
hal.version1
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hal.proceedingsnon
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hal.audienceNon spécifiée
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-00405615v1
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