2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Zonal winds in Titan's middle atmosphere from a stellar occultation observed with Keck adaptive optics
Theresa C. Marlin, Eliot F. Young, Katherine de Kleer +9
We present spatially resolved Keck/NIRC2 images of a stellar occultation by Titan on September 5, 2022 and compare them to predictions from concurrent ALMA observations and a suite…
astro-ph.EP2025
Impacts into Titan's methane-clathrate crust as a source of atmospheric methane
Shigeru Wakita, Brandon C. Johnson, Jason M. Soderblom +5
Titan is the only icy satellite in the solar system with a dense atmosphere. This atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen with a few percent methane, which supports an active,…