Titan Radar Mapper observations from Cassini's [T.sub.3] fly-by
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Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper on its February 2005 fly-by collecting high-resolution synthetic-aperture radar and larger-scale radiometry and scatterometry data imaged the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. The findings provide the first definitive identification of impact craters on the surface of Titan, networks of fluvial channels and surficial dark streaks that may be longitudinal dunes and reveal that much of the surface thus far imaged by radar of the haze-shrouded Titan is very young, with persistent geologic activity.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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The lakes of Titan
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The definitive evidence for the presence of lakes on the surface of Titan obtained during the Cassini Radar flyby of Titan on 22 July 2006 is reported. It is revealed that the northern-hemisphere lakes constitute the strongest evidence about a condensable-liquid hydrological cycle that 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.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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