The effect of a dense atmosphere on the tidally induced potential of Titan

Icarus

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 230-232

  Karatekin, Özgür ^a   Hoolst, Tim Van ^a  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

atmospheric; Interiors; solid body; Tides; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746944617     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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