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Lorenz, R.D., Young, E.F. and Lemmon, M.T. (2001). Titan's smile and collar: HST Observations of seasonal change 1994–2000. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2001GL013728. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We observed Titan with the Hubble Space Telescope in November 2000 using the Wide-Field Planetary Camera (WFPC2) and the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). Considerable change is apparent between these and observations in 1994--1997 : in particular the North-South asymmetry at visible wavelengths has reversed, with the southern hemisphere brighter, as during the Voyager epoch. The asymmetry shows considerable variation with wavelength in the near-infrared : in the 889nm methane band the asymmetry (which formerly resembled a 'smile') has reversed in the last 3 years, while at 953nm the southern limb is still bright. A south polar collar, dark at ultraviolet wavelengths, is apparent some five years after equinox. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Planetology, Fluid Planets, Atmospheres—structure and dynamics, Planetology, Solar System Objects, Saturnian satellites |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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