Title :
What Titan is really like: in-situ measurements of the Titan environment by the Huygens probe
Author :
Lorenz, Ralph D.
Author_Institution :
Lunar & Planetary Lab., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
The dramatic findings of the Cassini mission, and especially the Huygens probe, at Titan confirm it to be a planetary target of great interest in many scientific fields. This paper reviews in particular the meteorological and geological results of Huygens as they pertain to future missions
Keywords :
Saturn; planetary satellites; space research; Cassini mission; Huygens probe; Titan environment; Atmosphere; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geologic measurements; Ice; Moon; Nitrogen; Optical surface waves; Probes; Solar system;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9545-X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2006.1655736
