Touring the saturnian system: the atmospheres of titan and saturn |
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Authors: | Owen Tobias Gautier Daniel |
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Institution: | (1) Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, USA;(2) Observatoire de Meudon, France |
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Abstract: | This report follows the presentation originally given in the ESA Phase A Study for the Cassini Huygens Mission. The combination
of the Huygens atmospheric probe into Titan's atmosphere with the Cassini orbiter allows for both in-situ and remote-sensing
observations of Titan. This not only provides a rich harvest of data about Saturn's famous satellite but will permit a useful
calibration of the remote-sensing instruments which will also be used on Saturn itself. Composition, thermal structure, dynamics,
aeronomy, magnetosphere interactions and origins will all be investigated for the two atmospheres, and the spacecraft will
also deliver information on the interiors of both Titan and Saturn. As the surface of Titan is intimately linked with the
atmosphere, we also discuss some of the surface studies that will be carried out by both probe and orbiter.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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