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Stofan et al. 2006

Stofan, E.R., J.I. Lunine, R. Lopes, F. Paganelli, R.D. Lorenz, C.A. Wood, R. Kirk, S. Wall, C. Elachi, L.A. Soderblom, S. Ostro, M. Janssen, J. Radebaugh, L. Wye, H. Zebker, Y. Anderson, M. Allison, R. Boehmer, P. Callahan, P. Encrenaz, E. Flamini, G. Francescettik, Y. Gim, G. Hamilton, S. Hensley, W.T.K. Johnson, K. Kelleher, D. Muhleman, G. Picardi, F. Posa, L. Roth, R. Seu, S. Shaffer, B. Stiles, S. Vetrella, and R. West, 2006: Mapping of Titan: Results from the first Titan radar passes. Icarus, 185, 443-456, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.07.015.

The first two swaths collected by Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper were obtained in October of 2004 (Ta) and February of 2005 (T3). The Ta swath provides evidence for cryovolcanic processes, the possible occurrence of fluvial channels and lakes, and some tectonic activity. The T3 swath has extensive areas of dunes and two large impact craters. We interpret the brightness variations in much of the swaths to result from roughness variations caused by fracturing and erosion of Titan's icy surface, with additional contributions from a combination of volume scattering and compositional variations. Despite the small amount of Titan mapped to date, the significant differences between the terrains of the two swaths suggest that Titan is geologically complex. The overall scarcity of impact craters provides evidence that the surface imaged to date is relatively young, with resurfacing by cryovolcanism, fluvial erosion, aeolian erosion, and likely atmospheric deposition of materials. Future radar swaths will help to further define the nature of and extent to which internal and external processes have shaped Titan's surface.

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@article{st04510h,
  author={Stofan, E. R. and Lunine, J. I. and Lopes, R. and Paganelli, F. and Lorenz, R. D. and Wood, C. A. and Kirk, R. and Wall, S. and Elachi, C. and Soderblom, L. A. and Ostro, S. and Janssen, M. and Radebaugh, J. and Wye, L. and Zebker, H. and Anderson, Y. and Allison, M. and Boehmer, R. and Callahan, P. and Encrenaz, P. and Flamini, E. and Francescettik, G. and Gim, Y. and Hamilton, G. and Hensley, S. and Johnson, W. T. K. and Kelleher, K. and Muhleman, D. and Picardi, G. and Posa, F. and Roth, L. and Seu, R. and Shaffer, S. and Stiles, B. and Vetrella, S. and West, R.},
  title={Mapping of Titan: Results from the first Titan radar passes},
  year={2006},
  journal={Icarus},
  volume={185},
  pages={443--456},
  doi={10.1016/j.icarus.2006.07.015},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - st04510h
AU  - Stofan, E. R.
AU  - Lunine, J. I.
AU  - Lopes, R.
AU  - Paganelli, F.
AU  - Lorenz, R. D.
AU  - Wood, C. A.
AU  - Kirk, R.
AU  - Wall, S.
AU  - Elachi, C.
AU  - Soderblom, L. A.
AU  - Ostro, S.
AU  - Janssen, M.
AU  - Radebaugh, J.
AU  - Wye, L.
AU  - Zebker, H.
AU  - Anderson, Y.
AU  - Allison, M.
AU  - Boehmer, R.
AU  - Callahan, P.
AU  - Encrenaz, P.
AU  - Flamini, E.
AU  - Francescettik, G.
AU  - Gim, Y.
AU  - Hamilton, G.
AU  - Hensley, S.
AU  - Johnson, W. T. K.
AU  - Kelleher, K.
AU  - Muhleman, D.
AU  - Picardi, G.
AU  - Posa, F.
AU  - Roth, L.
AU  - Seu, R.
AU  - Shaffer, S.
AU  - Stiles, B.
AU  - Vetrella, S.
AU  - West, R.
PY  - 2006
TI  - Mapping of Titan: Results from the first Titan radar passes
JA  - Icarus
VL  - 185
SP  - 443
EP  - 456
DO  - 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.07.015
ER  -

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