Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan

Spectra from Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer reveal the presence of a vast tropospheric cloud on Titan at latitudes 51- to 68- north and all longitudes observed (10- to 190- west). The derived characteristics indicate that this cloud is composed of ethane and forms as a result of...

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Main Authors: Griffith, C. A., Penteado, P., Rannou, P., Brown, R., Boudon, V., Baines, K. H., Clark, R., Drossart, P., Buratti, B., Nicholson, P., McKay, C. P., Coustenis, A., Negrao, A., Jaumann, R.
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Published: 2006
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Planetengeologie
North Pole
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spelling ftdlr:oai:elib.dlr.de:45050 2023-05-15T17:39:44+02:00 Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan Griffith, C. A. Penteado, P. Rannou, P. Brown, R. Boudon, V. Baines, K. H. Clark, R. Drossart, P. Buratti, B. Nicholson, P. McKay, C. P. Coustenis, A. Negrao, A. Jaumann, R. 2006-09-15 http://elib.dlr.de/45050/ unknown Griffith, C. A. und Penteado, P. und Rannou, P. und Brown, R. und Boudon, V. und Baines, K. H. und Clark, R. und Drossart, P. und Buratti, B. und Nicholson, P. und McKay, C. P. und Coustenis, A. und Negrao, A. und Jaumann, R. (2006) Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan. Science, 313, Seiten 1620-1622. DOI:10.1126/science.1128245. Planetengeologie Zeitschriftenbeitrag PeerReviewed 2006 ftdlr https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128245 2016-03-28T20:37:14Z Spectra from Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer reveal the presence of a vast tropospheric cloud on Titan at latitudes 51- to 68- north and all longitudes observed (10- to 190- west). The derived characteristics indicate that this cloud is composed of ethane and forms as a result of stratospheric subsidence and the particularly cool conditions near the moon’s north pole. Preferential condensation of ethane, perhaps as ice, at Titan’s poles during the winters may partially explain the lack of liquid ethane oceans on Titan’s surface at middle and lower latitudes. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper North Pole German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library North Pole Science 313 5793 1620 1622
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Griffith, C. A.
Penteado, P.
Rannou, P.
Brown, R.
Boudon, V.
Baines, K. H.
Clark, R.
Drossart, P.
Buratti, B.
Nicholson, P.
McKay, C. P.
Coustenis, A.
Negrao, A.
Jaumann, R.
Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan
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description Spectra from Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer reveal the presence of a vast tropospheric cloud on Titan at latitudes 51- to 68- north and all longitudes observed (10- to 190- west). The derived characteristics indicate that this cloud is composed of ethane and forms as a result of stratospheric subsidence and the particularly cool conditions near the moon’s north pole. Preferential condensation of ethane, perhaps as ice, at Titan’s poles during the winters may partially explain the lack of liquid ethane oceans on Titan’s surface at middle and lower latitudes.
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author Griffith, C. A.
Penteado, P.
Rannou, P.
Brown, R.
Boudon, V.
Baines, K. H.
Clark, R.
Drossart, P.
Buratti, B.
Nicholson, P.
McKay, C. P.
Coustenis, A.
Negrao, A.
Jaumann, R.
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Rannou, P.
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Boudon, V.
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Drossart, P.
Buratti, B.
Nicholson, P.
McKay, C. P.
Coustenis, A.
Negrao, A.
Jaumann, R.
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