[X] My Assistant

[Juramike]

T42 Mission description now up.

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/prod...description.pdf

Imaging highlights:

• Last of the S hemisphere flyover sequence.
• Long VIMS stretch in "noodle mode" going into northern territory. ("noodle mode" gives a longer track, but is less accessible for us sitting in the cheap seats.)
• A VIMS "sit and stare" section
• ISS imaging of the area in N Belet and polar regions. (Hopefully a good look at the Dancing Monkey feature)

-Mike

[titanicrivers]

Thanks for the welcome message!
I have been combing the VIMS images trying to see if the ethane cloud is present currently. I do not know. The north polar atmosphere is very active on most of the wide field np imaging in blue/violet/uv light mainly showing the banded pattern at high altitudes and dark 'polar hood' in visible light. What makes up the hood? Is it the big ethane cloud?
I did find an interesting article in Science on Titan's polar weather by Flasar.
I'll try to include part of it as an attachment as to me (not an atmospheric scientist at all!) it seems to provide an explanation for atmospheric cloud development at the edge (i.e. around 60-65 degrees N) of the descending air mass over the cold N pole. Made me wonder if relatively warmer air from mid N latitudes is moving up over the descending cold polar air producing methane clouds that are banded due to the super-rotation of Titan's atmosphere.  Titanpolarweather.doc ( 38K ) Number of downloads: 403