On the excess thermal fluxes of Titan and Saturn

Details On the excess thermal fluxes of Titan and Saturn On the excess thermal fluxes of Titan and Saturn

Feb 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982m%26p....26...33d&link_type=abstract

Moon and the Planets, vol. 26, Feb. 1982, p. 33-46.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Heat Flux, Planetary Temperature, Saturn (Planet), Titan, Electrolysis, Ice, Infrared Astronomy, Luminosity, Saturn Rings, Solar Flux Density, Voyager 1 Spacecraft

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The assumption of a recent (3.5-10 thousand years ago) explosion of the electrolysis products of Titan's ices suggests a common explanation for many peculiar features of Saturn's system. In particular, the high excess luminosity of Saturn is due, possibly, to its having accreted a part of the material lost by Titan. The accretion of this material from Saturn's rings is continuing at present. The crucial experiment to support the possibility of a recent explosion of Titan's ice would be detection of excess heat flux. At the present time it could constitute 1.5-15% of the solar radiation flux absorbed by this satellite.

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