Published April 2011
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Journal Article
Shoreline retreat at Titan's Ontario Lacus and Arrakis Planitia from Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem observations
Abstract
Recent observations by Cassini's Imaging Science Subsystem reveal that part of the shoreline of Titan's Ontario Lacus has retreated by several kilometers and may indicate that the dark area that appeared at Arrakis Planitia (80°S, 120°W) in late 2004 has subsequently faded. These changes provide constraints on aspects of Titan's methane cycle, as well as on the properties of Titan's surface materials.
Additional Information
© 2011 Elsevier Inc. Received 22 April 2010; revised 31 December 2010; accepted 10 February 2011. Available online 15 February 2011. We are deeply grateful to all who have worked to create and operate the Cassini–Huygens mission, thereby making possible the acquisition and analysis of its wealth of data. We also thank J. Soderblom and an anonymous reviewer for their careful assessments and suggestions for improving the manuscript. This work was supported by the Cassini–Huygens mission, which is a joint endeavor of NASA, ESA, and ASI and is managed by JPL/Caltech under a contract with NASA.Additional details
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