Behavior of Titan's atmosphere during a total eclipse

Details Behavior of Titan's atmosphere during a total eclipse Behavior of Titan's atmosphere during a total eclipse

Aug 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981icar...47..291c&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 47, Aug. 1981, p. 291-298. Research supported by the Observatoire de Paris;

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Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Models, Eclipses, Satellite Atmospheres, Thermodynamic Properties, Titan, Brightness Temperature, Greenhouse Effect, Methane, Nitrogen, Sky Brightness, Spectrum Analysis, Voyager Project, Saturn, Titan, Atmosphere, Eclipses, Light (Visible Radiation), Methane, Infrared, Wavelengths, Spectrum, Models, Observations, Data, Nitrogen, Diagrams, Greenhouse Effect, Composition

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During its emergence from the Saturnian shadow on June 28, 1980, Titan was observed simultaneously in the visible and IR ranges (6000-9000 A, and 11.8 and 20 microns). The eclipse observation indicates that thin-atmosphere models with a modest greenhouse effect are likely to be incorrect. A thin atmosphere of pure methane in equilibrium with an ice surface of methane is in marginal agreement with the present data, but improved VLA temperature measurements would be a crucial test of this model. Both the eclipse observation and VLA measurements agree with a nitrogen-dominant atmospheric model, as indicated by preliminary Voyager results.

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