Modeling SAR Backscattering of Bright Flows and Dark Spots on Titan

Philippe Paillou (1, 2, 3) , M. Crapeau (1, 2, 3) , M. Elachi (4) , Ch. Wall (4) , S. Encrenaz (5)

1 L3AB - Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux
2 OASU - Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers
3 LAB - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac]
4 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
5 LERMA - Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique

We present first analysis of radar-bright and radar-dark features on Titan obtained from the Cassini Radar Ta flyby, based on the use of two-layer SAR backscattering models

Domaines: Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

Philippe Paillou, M. Crapeau, M. Elachi, Ch. Wall, S. Encrenaz. Modeling SAR Backscattering of Bright Flows and Dark Spots on Titan. 37nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 13-17, 2006, League City, Texas, abstract no.1285, 2006, United States. ⟨hal-00020424⟩