Reconstructing river flows remotely on Earth, Titan, and Mars

SPD Birch, G Parker, P Corlies… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Alluvial rivers are conveyor belts of fluid and sediment that provide a record of upstream
climate and erosion on Earth, Titan, and Mars. However, many of Earth's rivers remain …

Titan: Earth-like on the outside, ocean world on the inside

SM MacKenzie, SPD Birch, S Hörst… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Thanks to the Cassini–Huygens mission, Titan, the pale orange dot of Pioneer and
Voyager encounters, has been revealed to be a dynamic, hydrologically shaped, organic …

Signatures of wave erosion in Titan's coasts

RV Palermo, AD Ashton, JM Soderblom, SPD Birch… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The shorelines of Titan's hydrocarbon seas trace flooded erosional landforms such as river
valleys; however, it is unclear whether coastal erosion has subsequently altered these …

The fate of simple organics on Titan's surface: A theoretical perspective

X Yu, Y Yu, J Garver, X Zhang… - Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric photochemistry on Titan continuously transforms methane and nitrogen gases
into various organic compounds. This study explores the fate of these molecules when they …

Air–sea interactions on Titan: Effect of radiative transfer on the lake evaporation and atmospheric circulation

A Chatain, SCR Rafkin, A Soto… - The Planetary Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Titan's northern high latitudes host many large hydrocarbon lakes. Like water lakes on Earth,
Titan's lakes are constantly subject to evaporation. This process strongly affects the …

Phase diagram for the methane–ethane system and its implications for Titan's lakes

AE Engle, J Hanley, S Dustrud… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract On Titan, methane (CH 4) and ethane (C 2 H 6) are the dominant species found in
the lakes and seas. In this study, we have combined laboratory work and modeling to refine …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of lake shape and size on lake breezes and air-lake exchanges on Titan

A Chatain, SCR Rafkin, A Soto, E Moisan, JM Lora… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has many lakes on its surface, formed mainly of liquid
methane. Like water lakes on Earth, these methane lakes on Titan likely profoundly affect …

[HTML][HTML] Non-isoplethic measurement on the solid–liquid–vapor equilibrium of binary mixtures at cryogenic temperatures

SM Raposa, SP Tan, WM Grundy… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We measured the solid–liquid–vapor (SLV) equilibrium of binary mixtures during
experiments that alternated between cooling the mixture and injecting the more-volatile …

Volume Scattering Analysis of Titan's Lakes and Seas via Cassini RADAR Altimetric Observations

L Gambacorta, M Mastrogiuseppe… - … on Geoscience and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a study to assess the characteristics of particles or bubbles possibly
present on Titan's lakes and seas using Cassini RADAR observations when operating in …

Ice Formation, Exsolution, and Multiphase Equilibria in the Methane–Ethane–Nitrogen System at Titan Surface Conditions

AE Engle, J Hanley, SP Tan, WM Grundy… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Titan is unique among the icy satellites in that it has a thick atmosphere, stable surficial
bodies of liquid, and a precipitation system that promotes interactions between the two …