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Published June 8, 2006 | Supplemental Material
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Titan Radar Mapper observations from Cassini's T_3 fly-by

Abstract

Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper imaged the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on its February 2005 fly-by (denoted T_3), collecting high-resolution synthetic-aperture radar and larger-scale radiometry and scatterometry data. These data provide the first definitive identification of impact craters on the surface of Titan, networks of fluvial channels and surficial dark streaks that may be longitudinal dunes. Here we describe this great diversity of landforms. We conclude that much of the surface thus far imaged by radar of the haze-shrouded Titan is very young, with persistent geologic activity.

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© 2006 Nature Publishing Group. Received 7 October 2005; accepted 4 April 2006. We acknowledge those who designed, developed, and operate the Cassini/Huygens mission. Cassini is a joint endeavour of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with NASA. Author Contributions: C.E. is the RADAR Team Leader. All authors contributed equally to this work.

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