The two faces of Titan's dunes |
The two faces of Titan's dunes |
Jan 23 2012, 08:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
ESA press release today: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMX5NH8RXG_index_0.html
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Mar 2 2012, 01:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 2785 Joined: 10-November 06 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 1345 |
Some more stuff on sticky longitudinal dunes (some behind a paywall, bummer):
Rubin and Hesp, Nature Geoscience 2 (2009), 653 - 658. Multiple origins of linear dunes on Earth and Titan. doi: doi:10.1038/ngeo610. Pay-for article: http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v2/n9/full/ngeo610.html An abstract discussing linear vs. bidirectional winds: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AGUFM.P51G1193R And a FREE article on Interplanetary dunes : Bourke et al., Geomorphology 121 (2010) 1–14. Extraterrestrial dunes: An introduction to the special issue on planetary dune systems. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.04.007 Link here. -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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