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The Atmosphere Of Titan

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Author : National Aeronautics Administration
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-09-23

The Atmosphere Of Titan written by National Aeronautics Administration and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with categories.

Titan offers a unique opportunity in solar system exploration. It is the smallest known body with an atmosphere. In terms of spacecraft entry dynamics, it has the most accessible atmosphere in the solar system. It has dark reddish clouds which are probably composed of organic compounds, falling continually to the surface. It has the highest ratio of methane to hydrogen of all known reducing atmospheres, making an environment in some respects like that of the primitive Earth at the time of the origin of life. It probably has the only surface of all the bodies beyond Mars with atmospheres that entry spacecraft can reach. In terms of planetary rotation rate, Titan's atmospheric circulation may occupy a unique niche between the dynamics of Venus and the Earth. The surface temperature may be 150-200°K or warmer, and one model suggests an ocean of liquid methane and ammonia. While at the present this is the merest speculation, the presence of life on Titan is by no means out of the question. Hydrogen in the Titanian atmosphere must be rushing away to space at a high rate, perhaps producing an enormous gas ring or comet-like tail in the vicinity of Saturn. The escaping gas must be produced from the interior of Titan, perhaps arriving into the atmosphere through methane, ammonia, and water volcanoes. A substantial improvement of our knowledge of Titan can be achieved with present instrumentation in the vicinity of the Earth -- by ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy, infrared and microwave radiometry, and stellar occultations. Observational and modeling techniques that have been used to study the planets have just begun to be applied to Titan. Many important properties are accessible, and a considerable improvement in our knowledge of Titan can be expected in the near future. But a thorough characterization of the environment of Titan -- and, in particular, studies of the tantalizing questions of organic chemistry and surface morphology -- must await spacecraft investigations at or near Titan.

The Atmosphere Of Titan

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Author : Donald M. Hunten
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

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The Atmosphere Of Titan

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Author : Donald M. Hunten
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

The Atmosphere Of Titan

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Author : Donald Hunten
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-04-15

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Titan

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Author : Athena Coustenis
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 1999

Titan written by Athena Coustenis and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Science categories.

This is the first book to deal with Titan, one of the most mysterious bodies in the solar system. The largest satellite of the giant planet Saturn, Titan is itself larger than the planet Mercury, and is unique in being the only known moon with a thick atmosphere. In addition, its atmosphere bears a startling resemblance to the Earth's, but is much colder. The American and European space agencies, NASA and ESA, have recently combined efforts to send a huge robot spacecraft to orbit Saturn and land on Titan. This book provides the background to this, the greatest deep space venture of our time, and sets the scene for what may be found when the spacecraft arrives in 2004.

Titan

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Author : Athena Coustenis
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2008

Titan written by Athena Coustenis and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Science categories.

Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World presents the most comprehensive description in book form of what is currently known about Titan, the largest satellite of the planet Saturn and arguably the most intriguing and mysterious world in the Solar System. Because of its resemblance to our own planet, Titan is often described as a OC frozen primitive EarthOCO and is therefore of wide interest to scientists and educated laypersons from a wide range of backgrounds. The book aims to cater to all of these by using nontechnical language wherever possible, while maintaining a high standard of scientific rigor.The book is a fully revised and extensively updated edition of Titan: The Earthlike Moon, which was published in 1999, before the Cassini and Huygens missions arrived to orbit Saturn and land on Titan. As investigators on these missions, the authors use the latest results to present the most recent revelations and latest surprises about an exciting new world.

The Atmosphere Of Titan

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Author : Donald M. Hunten
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974

Titan

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Author : Ingo Müller-Wodarg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-24

Titan written by Ingo Müller-Wodarg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-24 with Science categories.

"Although Titan is similar in terms of mass and size to Jupiter's moons, Ganymede and Callisto, it is the only one harboring a massive atmosphere. Moreover, unlike the Jovian system populated with four large moons, Titan is the only large moon around Saturn. The other Saturnian moons are much smaller and have an average density at least 25% less that Titan's uncompressed density and much below the density expected for a Solar composition (Johnson and Lunine, 2005), although with a large variation from satellite to satellite. Both Jupiter's and Saturn's moon systems are thought to have formed in a disk around the growing giant planet. However, the difference in architecture between the two systems probably reflects different disk characteristics and evolution (e.g. Sasaki et al., 2010), and in the case of Saturn, possibly the catastrophic loss of one or more Titan-sized moons (Canup, 2010). Moreover, the presence of a massive atmosphere on Titan as well as the emission of gases from Enceladus' active south polar region (Waite et al., 2009) suggest that the primordial building blocks that comprise the Saturnian system were probably more volatile-rich than Jupiter's"--

Titan From Cassini Huygens

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Author : Robert Brown
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-10-13

Titan From Cassini Huygens written by Robert Brown and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Science categories.

This book is one of two volumes meant to capture, to the extent practical, the sci- ti? c legacy of the Cassini–Huygens prime mission, a landmark in the history of pl- etary exploration. As the most ambitious and interdisciplinary planetary exploration mission ? own to date, it has extended our knowledge of the Saturn system to levels of detail at least an order of magnitude beyond that gained from all previous missions to Saturn. Nestled in the brilliant light of the ne w and deep understanding of the Saturn pl- etary system is the shiny nugget that is the spectacularly successful collaboration of individuals, organizations and governments in the achievement of Cassini–Huygens. In some ways the partnerships formed and lessons learned may be the most enduring legacy of Cassini–Huygens. The broad, international coalition that is Cassini– Huygens is now conducting the Cassini Equinox Mission and planning the Cassini Solstice Mission, and in a major expansion of those fruitful efforts, has extended the collaboration to the study of new ? agship missions to both Jupiter and Saturn. Such ventures have and will continue to enrich us all, and evoke a very optimistic vision of the future of international collaboration in planetary exploration.

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