Titan Radar Mapper observations from Cassini's T3 fly-by

被引:84
作者
Elachi, C.
Wall, S.
Janssen, M.
Stofan, E.
Lopes, R.
Kirk, R.
Lorenz, R.
Lunine, J.
Paganelli, F.
Soderblom, L.
Wood, C.
Wye, L.
Zebker, H.
Anderson, Y.
Ostro, S.
Allison, M.
Boehmer, R.
Callahan, P.
Encrenaz, P.
Flamini, E.
Francescetti, G.
Gim, Y.
Hamilton, G.
Hensley, S.
Johnson, W.
Kelleher, K.
Muhleman, D.
Picardi, G.
Posa, F.
Roth, L.
Seu, R.
Shaffer, S.
Stiles, B.
Vetrella, S.
West, R.
机构
[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[2] Proxemy Res, Bowie, MD 20715 USA
[3] US Geol Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA
[4] Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[5] IFSI INAF, I-00133 Rome, Italy
[6] Planetary Sci Inst, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
[7] Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[8] NASA, Goddard Inst Space Studies, New York, NY 10025 USA
[9] Observ Paris, F-92195 Meudon, France
[10] Alenia Aerosp, I-00131 Rome, Italy
[11] Fac Ingn, I-80125 Naples, Italy
[12] CALTECH, Div Geol & Planetary Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[13] Univ Roma La Sapienza, I-00184 Rome, Italy
[14] Politecn Bari, INFM, I-70126 Bari, Italy
[15] Politecn Bari, Dipartimento Interateneo Fis, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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10.1038/nature04786
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper imaged the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on its February 2005 fly-by ( denoted T-3), collecting high-resolution synthetic-aperture radar and larger-scale radiometry and scatterometry data. These data 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. Here we describe this great diversity of landforms. We conclude that much of the surface thus far imaged by radar of the haze-shrouded Titan is very young, with persistent geologic activity.
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