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Cassini observations of flow‐like features in western Tui Regio, Titan
Author(s) -
Barnes Jason W.,
Brown Robert H.,
Radebaugh Jani,
Buratti Bonnie J.,
Sotin Christophe,
Le Mouelic Stephane,
Rodriguez Sebastien,
Turtle Elizabeth P.,
Perry Jason,
Clark Roger,
Baines Kevin H.,
Nicholson Phillip D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2006gl026843
Subject(s) - titan (rocket family) , geology , infrared , astrobiology , remote sensing , astronomy , physics
A large (>3 × 10 4 km 2 ), lobate, 5‐μm‐bright region seen by Cassini on Titan's leading equatorial region is best explained as a flow field. We discuss observations from the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer and Imaging Science Subsystem of the feature and present a map of the field. We establish relative ages of flow features and discuss possible formation mechanisms and the implications of this finding for the evolution of Titan's surface.