Cassini VIMS and RADAR Altimeter Joint Study of Titan Surface

S. Rodriguez (1) , M. Crapeau (2, 3, 4) , Stéphane Le Mouélic (5) , Philippe Paillou (2, 3, 4) , J.W. Barnes (6) , R. H. Brown (7) , C. Sotin (5) , S. Wall (8)

1 AIM (UMR7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
2 L3AB - Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux
3 OASU - Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers
4 LAB - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac]
5 LPGN - Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique de Nantes [UMR 6112]
6 ARC - NASA Ames Research Center
7 LPL - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory [Tucson]
8 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Correlations between Cassini/Altimeter data and VIMS underlying images of Titan's surface suggest the presence of very local enrichments in water ice linked with smooth depressions, maybe hinting an ancient channel connected to a large basin.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]

S. Rodriguez, M. Crapeau, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Philippe Paillou, J.W. Barnes, et al.. Cassini VIMS and RADAR Altimeter Joint Study of Titan Surface. 2009LPI..40.1596R - 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XL), held March 23-27, 2009 in The Woodlands, Texas, id.1596, 2009, The Woodlands, United States. ⟨hal-00405353⟩