Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
Observational results are presented for two rotational periods of Titan which exhibit the albedo difference noted by Lemmon et al. (1993) between this moon's positions at eastern and western elongation relative to Saturn. The persistence of this difference indicates that this heterogeneity is unlikely to be associated with transient features, and must be intrinsic to the surface. The results presented also indicate that Titan is locked in a synchronous orbit around Saturn.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Nature (ISSN 0028-0836); 364; 6437; p. 511-514.
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