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astro-ph.EP2011★ 12 cited

The rotation of Mimas

Benoît Noyelles, Özgür Karatekin, Nicolas Rambaux

The Cassini mission in the Saturnian system is an outstanding opportunity to improve our knowledge of the satellites of Saturn. The data obtained thanks to this mission must be con…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 53 cited

Spectroscopic Survey of X-type Asteroids

Sonia Fornasier, Beth E. Clark, Elisabetta Dotto

We present reflected light spectral observations from 0.4 to 2.5 micron of 24 asteroids chosen from the population of asteroids initially classified as Tholen X-type objects (Thole…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 24 cited

About the various contributions in Venus rotation rate and LOD

L. Cottereau, N. Rambaux, S. Lebonnois +1

% context heading (optional) {Thanks to the Venus Express Mission, new data on the properties of Venus could be obtained in particular concerning its rotation.} % aims heading (man…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 97 cited

Near-tropical subsurface ice on Mars

Mathieu Vincendon, John Mustard, François Forget +4

Near-surface perennial water ice on Mars has been previously inferred down to latitudes of about 45° and could result from either water vapor diffusion through the regolith under c…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 47 cited

Upper limits for undetected trace species in the stratosphere of Titan

Conor A. Nixon, Richard K. Achterberg, Nicholas A. Teanby +15

In this paper we describe a first quantitative search for several molecules in Titan's stratosphere in Cassini CIRS infrared spectra. These are: ammonia (NH3), methanol (CH3OH), fo…