The surface of Titan in the context of ESA's Huygens Probe

Details The surface of Titan in the context of ESA's Huygens Probe The surface of Titan in the context of ESA's Huygens Probe

Jan 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993esaj...17..275l&link_type=abstract

ESA Journal, vol. 17, p. 275

Mathematics

Logic

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Titan, Satellite Surfaces, Huygens Principle, Space Probes, Cassini Mission, Nasa Space Programs, European Space Programs

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The ESA Huygens Probe is scheduled for launch as part of the NASA/ESA Cassini mission to the Saturnian system in 1997, due to arrive at Titan in late 2004, to make a 2.25 h exploratory descent to the surface. However, the state of Titan's surface is completely unknown, and the moon may be at least partially covered in liquid hydrocarbons. This paper reviews the current theories and observations relating to Titan's surface and suggests that a heterogenous surface composed of ice and organic compounds (some of them liquids, accumulating in seas and lakes) is the most plausible. Geological and meteorological processes that may be occurring on Titan are considered from a comparative planetological viewpoint in order to make predictions about features that may exist on Titan's surface. Several 'model' surfaces are presented for the future estimation of the Huygens Probe's survivability on the Titan surface.

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