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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Titan _ EGU 2007 Titan abstracts

Posted by: ngunn Feb 1 2007, 03:07 PM

QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Jan 29 2007, 11:36 PM)

Most of the abstracts are now http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/programme/view.php?m_id=40&p_id=250&PHPSESSID=f354d1120145d46d488baf6c8092ff18. Click on the "Accepted Contributions" link for each session for a listing of what's currently available.

Thanks to the link Alex posted I've been salivating over a pile of juicy Titan abstracts (35 altogether!). Most are fascinating and taken together they create quite a vivid picture of our gradually emerging understanding of that world. It's difficult to pick a favourite, but here's an example:
EGU2007-A-05101
Nelson, R. M.; THE CASSINI VIMS BRIGHTSPOT TEAM
Saturn’s Titan: Evidence for surface activity

http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU2007/05101/EGU2007-J-05101.pdf?PHPSESSID=f354d1120145d46d488baf6c8092ff18

Its about the discovery of localised surface brightness variations: "Remarkably, the change is spectrally consistent with the deposition and removal of ammoniated materials."

Posted by: JRehling Feb 1 2007, 05:07 PM

Titan is ridiculously interesting.

Supposedly, Eleanor Roosevelt, upon seeing Iguazu Falls said "Poor Niagara." This kind of abstract makes me say "Poor Mars."

Posted by: ngunn Feb 2 2007, 10:20 AM

QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 1 2007, 05:07 PM)

This kind of abstract makes me say "Poor Mars."

Have you looked at the other 34? We're in for a feast.