Racetrack and Bonnie Claire: southwestern US playa lakes as analogs for Ontario Lacus, Titan

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Mar 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010p%26ss...58..724l&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, Volume 58, Issue 4, p. 724-731.

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We note the geomorphological and meteorological processes at Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, as analogs for those at Ontario Lacus on Titan. Although Ontario is ˜50× larger, the planforms of the two features are nearly identical, both are extremely flat, and are in environments where infrequent rainfall occurs against a climate, where evaporation exceeds precipitation. While the famous moving rocks on the Racetrack Playa may be exceptional on the Earth, the lower gravity and thicker atmosphere may render wind-induced rock transport comparatively common on Titan. Nearby Bonnie Claire Playa also provides field insights into the interpretation of remote sensing data from Titan.

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