Distribution and interplay of geologic processes on Titan from Cassini radar data

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 540-558

  Lopes, R M C ^a   Stofan, E R ^b   Peckyno, R ^c   Radebaugh, J ^d   Mitchell, K L ^a   Mitri, G ^a   Wood, C A ^e   Kirk, R L ^f   Wall, S D ^a   Lunine, J I ^g   Hayes, A ^h   Lorenz, R ⁱ   Farr, T ^a   Wye, L ^j   Craig, J ^a   Ollerenshaw, R J ^a   Janssen, M ^a   LeGall, A ^a   Paganelli, F ^b   West, R ^a   Stiles, B ^a   Callahan, P ^a   Anderson, Y ^a   Valora, P ^d   Soderblom, L ^f   more..

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Proxemy Research Inc   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Brigham Young University   (United States)

^e WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^j STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Geological processes; Radar observations; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149176341     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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