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Cassini vims preliminary exploration of titan's surface hemispheric albedo dichotomy

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Author	Baines, K. H. Buratti, B. J. Bellucci, G. Bibring, J.-P. Hapke, B. W. Brown, R. H. Smythe, W. D. Boryta, M. Nelson, R. M. Kamp, L.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	We present preliminary evidence that suggests a hemispheric albedo dichotomy on Titan, the largest planetary satellite in the Solar System. We have also studied the photometric properties of several dark circular features on Titan's surface to test if they might be of impact origin. The evidence is derived from photometric analysis of selected surface regions taken at different Titanian longitudes and solar phase angles using images from the Cassini Saturn Orbiter Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS). The VIMS instrument is able to image Titan's surface at spectral windows (e.g. 2.02 microns) in its atmosphere where methane, the principal atmospheric absorber is transparent. Additional information is included in the original extended abstract.
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Page Count	2
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050172162
Archival Resource Key	ark:/13960/t4xh4k40s
Language	English
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Albedo Meteorite Craters Satellite Surfaces Titan Infrared Imagery Photometry Dichotomies Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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