Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1774974 | Icarus | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The Cassini RADAR instrument made a dedicated cloud backscatter observation near Titan's north pole, presently in winter darkness, to constrain the precipitation of material onto the surface. The detection limit is â¼5 orders of magnitude above that expected in methane rainstorms, and rules out 'drizzle' of more than â¼10cm/yr, placing constraints on the winter accumulation of material on Titan's surface during polar winter.
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Authors
R.D. Lorenz, R.D. West, W.T.K. Johnson,