Investigation of energetic proton penetration in Titan's atmosphere using the Cassini INCA instrument

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1538-1546

  Smith, H T ^a   Mitchell, D G ^a   Johnson, R E ^b   Paranicas, C P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Cassini; Energy deposition; Magnetosphere; Saturn; Titan

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CASSINI; ENERGY DEPOSITION; SATURN; TITAN;

HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PROTONS; SPACE OPTICS; SPACECRAFT;

SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 70350007505     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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