| Literature DB >> 16210535 |
Jason W Barnes1, Robert H Brown, Elizabeth P Turtle, Alfred S McEwen, Ralph D Lorenz, Michael Janssen, Emily L Schaller, Michael E Brown, Bonnie J Buratti, Christophe Sotin, Caitlin Griffith, Roger Clark, Jason Perry, Stephanie Fussner, John Barbara, Richard West, Charles Elachi, Antonin H Bouchez, Henry G Roe, Kevin H Baines, Giancarlo Bellucci, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Priscilla Cerroni, Michel Combes, Angioletta Coradini, Dale P Cruikshank, Pierre Drossart, Vittorio Formisano, Ralf Jaumann, Yves Langevin, Dennis L Matson, Thomas B McCord, Phillip D Nicholson, Bruno Sicardy.
Abstract
Observations from the Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer show an anomalously bright spot on Titan located at 80 degrees W and 20 degrees S. This area is bright in reflected light at all observed wavelengths, but is most noticeable at 5 microns. The spot is associated with a surface albedo feature identified in images taken by the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem. We discuss various hypotheses about the source of the spot, reaching the conclusion that the spot is probably due to variation in surface composition, perhaps associated with recent geophysical phenomena.Mesh：
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16210535 DOI： 10.1126/science.1117075
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728