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

C. Elachi, S. Wall (), M. Janssen, E. Stofan, R. Lopes, R. Kirk, R. Lorenz, J. Lunine, F. Paganelli, L. Soderblom, C. Wood, L. Wye, H. Zebker, Y. Anderson, S. Ostro, M. Allison, R. Boehmer, P. Callahan, P. Encrenaz, E. Flamini, G. Francescetti, Y. Gim, G. Hamilton, S. Hensley, W. Johnson, K. Kelleher, D. Muhleman, G. Picardi, F. Posa, L. Roth, R. Seu, S. Shaffer, B. Stiles, S. Vetrella and R. West
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C. Elachi: California Institute of Technology
S. Wall: California Institute of Technology
M. Janssen: California Institute of Technology
E. Stofan: Proxemy Research
R. Lopes: California Institute of Technology
R. Kirk: US Geological Survey
R. Lorenz: University of Arizona
J. Lunine: University of Arizona
F. Paganelli: California Institute of Technology
L. Soderblom: US Geological Survey
C. Wood: Planetary Science Institute
L. Wye: Stanford University
H. Zebker: Stanford University
Y. Anderson: California Institute of Technology
S. Ostro: California Institute of Technology
M. Allison: Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
R. Boehmer: California Institute of Technology
P. Callahan: California Institute of Technology
P. Encrenaz: Observatoire de Paris
E. Flamini: Alenia Aerospazio
G. Francescetti: Facoltá di Ingegneria
Y. Gim: California Institute of Technology
G. Hamilton: California Institute of Technology
S. Hensley: California Institute of Technology
W. Johnson: California Institute of Technology
K. Kelleher: California Institute of Technology
D. Muhleman: California Institute of Technology
G. Picardi: Universitá La Sapienza
F. Posa: Politecnico di Bari
L. Roth: California Institute of Technology
R. Seu: Universitá La Sapienza
S. Shaffer: California Institute of Technology
B. Stiles: California Institute of Technology
S. Vetrella: Facoltá di Ingegneria
R. West: California Institute of Technology

Nature, 2006, vol. 441, issue 7094, 709-713

Abstract: Abstract Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper imaged the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on its February 2005 fly-by (denoted T3), 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.

Date: 2006
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