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20152026
most citedMethane storms as a driver of Titan's dune orientation

59 citations · 91 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Experimental Measurements of Benzene Ice Critical Saturation Ratios on Titan Tholins and Impact on the Microphysical Modeling of Titan's South Polar Benzene Cloud

David Dubois, Erika Barth, Laura T. Iraci +3

The Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) revealed the presence of a benzene (C6H6) ice cloud in Titan's autumn south polar stratosphere, following the northern spring equ…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 18 cited

Material Properties of Organic Liquids, Ices, and Hazes on Titan

Xinting Yu, Yue Yu, Julia Garver +5

Titan has a diverse range of materials in its atmosphere and on its surface: the simple organics that reside in various phases (gas, liquid, ice) and the solid complex refractory o…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 1 cited

Science goals and new mission concepts for future exploration of Titan's atmosphere geology and habitability: Titan POlar Scout/orbitEr and In situ lake lander and DrONe explorer (POSEIDON)

Sébastien Rodriguez, Sandrine Vinatier, Daniel Cordier +61

In response to ESA Voyage 2050 announcement of opportunity, we propose an ambitious L-class mission to explore one of the most exciting bodies in the Solar System, Saturn largest m…

astro-ph.EP2021

The science case for spacecraft exploration of the Uranian satellites: Candidate ocean worlds in an ice giant system

Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom A. Nordheim +15

The 27 satellites of Uranus are enigmatic, with dark surfaces coated by material that could be rich in organics. Voyager 2 imaged the southern hemispheres of Uranus' five largest '…

astro-ph.EP2021

Titan: Earth-like on the Outside, Ocean World on the Inside

Shannon M. MacKenzie, Samuel P. D. Birch, Sarah Horst +30

Thanks to the Cassini-Huygens mission, Titan, the pale orange dot of Pioneer and Voyager encounters has been revealed to be a dynamic, hydrologically-shaped, organic-rich ocean wor…

astro-ph.IM2020

Ice Giant Atmospheric Science

Emma K. Dahl, Shawn Brueshaber, Richard Cosentino +24

This white paper, written in support of NASA's 2023-2032 Planetary Decadal Survey, outlines 10 major questions that focus on the origin, evolution, and current processes that shape…