The Mountains of Titan, Recent article in Icarus Options

[Juramike]

Recently released article on RADAR interpretations of Titan's mountains.

"Mountains of Titan observed by Cassini Radar"

J. Radebaugh, R. Lorenz, R. Kirk, J. Lunine, E.R. Stofan, R. Lopes, S. Wall
Icarus (2007) doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.06.020

[Only accessible via Icarus website? I have no clue how to link to a free abstract. Sorry, y'all!]


This is the full paper following the 2006 LPS abstract (which is freely available):

Radebaugh et al LPS 37 (2006) Abstract 1007. “Mountains on Titan Observed by Cassini Radar”. Abstract freely available here.

-Mike

[belleraphon1]

Mike...

Evocative name for a thread.

Hope there will soon be some meaty posts.

I do not think any of the radar passes have swept the presumed "mountains" that streach below Senkyo.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09032

The VIMS team seem confidant these are mountains and not albedo patches, but we really do not know. Perhaps future passes will help pin this down? Emily on TPS Cassini Radar page notes that T39 in December is a radar pass and I believe that is a south polar pass but not sure of the longitude.

Craig