Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan
Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan
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Griffith, C.A , Penteado, P , Rannou, P , Brown, R , Boudon, V , Baines, K.H , Clark, R , Drossart, P , Buratti, B , Nicholson, P , McKay, C.P , Coustenis, A , Negrao, A and Jaumann, R
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Spectra from Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer reveal the presence of a vast tropospheric cloud on Titan at latitudes 51° to 68° north and all longitudes observed (10° to 190° west). The derived characteristics indicate that this cloud is composed of ethane and forms as a result of stratospheric subsidence and the particularly cool...
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Evidence for a Polar Ethane Cloud on Titan
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00097283v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00097283v1
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1128245
