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Titan : interior, surface, atmosphere, and space environment / edited by Ingo Müller-Wodarg, Imperial College London, Caitlin A. Griffith, University of Arizona, Tucson, Emmanuel Lellouch, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, Thomas E. Cravens, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge planetary science series ; new ser., 14.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xii, 465 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511667398 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 523.46 23
LOC classification:
  • QB405 .T585 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction / I.C.F. Müller-Wodarg, C.A. Griffith, E. Lellouch, and T.E. Cravens -- Prologue 1. The genesis of Cassini-Huygens / W.-H. Ip, T. Owen, and D. Gautier -- Prologue 2. Building a space flight instrument : a PI's perspective / M. Tomasko -- 1. The origin and evolution of Titan / G. Tobie, J.I. Lunine, J. Monteux, O. Mousis, and F. Nimmo -- 2. Titan's surface geology / O. Aharonson, A.G. Hayes, P.O. Hayne, R.M. Lopes, A. Lucas, and J.T. Perron -- 3. Thermal structure of Titan's troposphere and middle atmosphere / F.M. Flasar, R.K. Achterberg, and P.J. Schinder -- 4. The general circulation of Titan's lower and middle atmosphere / S. Lebonnois, F.M. Flasar, T. Tokano, and C.E. Newman -- 5. The composition of Titan's atmosphere / B. Bézard, R.V. Yelle, and C.A. Nixon -- 6. Storms, clouds, and weather / C.A. Griffith, S. Rafkin, P. Rannou, and C.P. McKay -- 7. Chemistry of Titan's atmosphere / V. Vuitton, O. Dutuit, M.A. Smith and N. Balucani -- 8. Titan's haze / R. West, P. Lavvas, C. Anderson, and H. Imanaka -- 9. Titan's upper atmosphere : thermal structure, dynamics, and energetics / R.V. Yelle, S. Snowden, and I.C.F. Müller-Wodarg -- 10. Titan's upper atmosphere/exosphere, escape processes, and rates / D.F. Strobel and J. Cui -- 11. Titan's ionosphere / M. Galand, A.J. Coates, T.E. Cravens, and J.-E. Wahlund -- 12. Titan's magnetospheric and plasma environment / J.-E. Wahlund, R. Modolo, C. Bertucci, and A.J. Coates.
Summary: Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, shares remarkable similarities with Earth. Its thick atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen; it features the most complex organic chemistry known outside of Earth and, uniquely, hosts an analog to Earth's hydrological cycle, with methane forming clouds, rain and seas. Using the latest data from the ongoing Cassini-Huygens missions, laboratory measurements and numerical simulations, this comprehensive reference examines the physical processes that shape Titan's fascinating atmospheric structure and chemistry, weather, climate, circulation and surface geology. The text also surveys leading theories about Titan's origin and evolution, and assesses their implications for understanding the formation of other complex planetary bodies. Written by an international team of specialists, chapters offer detailed, comparative treatments of Titan's known properties and discuss the latest frontiers in the Cassini-Huygens mission, offering students and researchers of planetary science, geology, astronomy and space physics an insightful reference and guide.
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Introduction / I.C.F. Müller-Wodarg, C.A. Griffith, E. Lellouch, and T.E. Cravens -- Prologue 1. The genesis of Cassini-Huygens / W.-H. Ip, T. Owen, and D. Gautier -- Prologue 2. Building a space flight instrument : a PI's perspective / M. Tomasko -- 1. The origin and evolution of Titan / G. Tobie, J.I. Lunine, J. Monteux, O. Mousis, and F. Nimmo -- 2. Titan's surface geology / O. Aharonson, A.G. Hayes, P.O. Hayne, R.M. Lopes, A. Lucas, and J.T. Perron -- 3. Thermal structure of Titan's troposphere and middle atmosphere / F.M. Flasar, R.K. Achterberg, and P.J. Schinder -- 4. The general circulation of Titan's lower and middle atmosphere / S. Lebonnois, F.M. Flasar, T. Tokano, and C.E. Newman -- 5. The composition of Titan's atmosphere / B. Bézard, R.V. Yelle, and C.A. Nixon -- 6. Storms, clouds, and weather / C.A. Griffith, S. Rafkin, P. Rannou, and C.P. McKay -- 7. Chemistry of Titan's atmosphere / V. Vuitton, O. Dutuit, M.A. Smith and N. Balucani -- 8. Titan's haze / R. West, P. Lavvas, C. Anderson, and H. Imanaka -- 9. Titan's upper atmosphere : thermal structure, dynamics, and energetics / R.V. Yelle, S. Snowden, and I.C.F. Müller-Wodarg -- 10. Titan's upper atmosphere/exosphere, escape processes, and rates / D.F. Strobel and J. Cui -- 11. Titan's ionosphere / M. Galand, A.J. Coates, T.E. Cravens, and J.-E. Wahlund -- 12. Titan's magnetospheric and plasma environment / J.-E. Wahlund, R. Modolo, C. Bertucci, and A.J. Coates.

Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, shares remarkable similarities with Earth. Its thick atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen; it features the most complex organic chemistry known outside of Earth and, uniquely, hosts an analog to Earth's hydrological cycle, with methane forming clouds, rain and seas. Using the latest data from the ongoing Cassini-Huygens missions, laboratory measurements and numerical simulations, this comprehensive reference examines the physical processes that shape Titan's fascinating atmospheric structure and chemistry, weather, climate, circulation and surface geology. The text also surveys leading theories about Titan's origin and evolution, and assesses their implications for understanding the formation of other complex planetary bodies. Written by an international team of specialists, chapters offer detailed, comparative treatments of Titan's known properties and discuss the latest frontiers in the Cassini-Huygens mission, offering students and researchers of planetary science, geology, astronomy and space physics an insightful reference and guide.

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