Planetary science: A 5-micron-bright spot on Titan: Evidence for surface diversity

Jason W. Barnes; Robert H. Brown; Elizabeth P. Turtle; Alfred S. McEwen; Ralph D. Lorenz; Michael Janssen; Emily L. Schaller; Michael E. Brown; Bonnie J. Buratti; Christophe Sotin; Caitlin Griffith; Roger Clark; Jason Perry; Stephanie Fussner; John Barbara; Richard West; Charles Elachi; Antonin H. Bouchez; Henry G. Roe; Kevin H. Baines; Giancarlo Bellucci; Jean Pierre Bibring; Fabrizio Capaccioni; Priscilla Cerroni; Michel Combes; Angioletta Coradini; Dale P. Cruikshank; Pierre Drossart; Vittorio Formisano; Ralf Jaumann; Yves Langevin; Dennis L. Matson; Thomas B. McCord; Phillip D. Nicholson; Bruno Sicardy

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Planetary science: A 5-micron-bright spot on Titan: Evidence for surface diversity

Jason W. Barnes, Robert H. Brown, Elizabeth P. Turtle, Alfred S. McEwen, Ralph D. Lorenz, Michael Janssen, Emily L. Schaller, Michael E. Brown, Bonnie J. Buratti, Christophe Sotin, Caitlin Griffith, Roger Clark, Jason Perry, Stephanie Fussner, John Barbara, Richard West, Charles Elachi, Antonin H. Bouchez, Henry G. Roe, Kevin H. BainesGiancarlo Bellucci, Jean Pierre Bibring, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Priscilla Cerroni, Michel Combes, Angioletta Coradini, Dale P. Cruikshank, Pierre Drossart, Vittorio Formisano, Ralf Jaumann, Yves Langevin, Dennis L. Matson, Thomas B. McCord, Phillip D. Nicholson, Bruno Sicardy

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Observations from the Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer show an anomalously bright spot on Titan located at 80°W and 20°S. This area is bright in reflected tight at all observed wavelengths, but is most noticeable at 5 microns. The spot is associated with a surface albedo feature identified in images taken by the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem. We discuss various hypotheses about the source of the spot, reaching the conclusion that the spot is probably due to variation in surface composition, perhaps associated with recent geophysical phenomena.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	92-95
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	310
Issue number	5745
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117075
State	Published - Oct 7 2005

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Barnes, J. W., Brown, R. H., Turtle, E. P., McEwen, A. S., Lorenz, R. D., Janssen, M., Schaller, E. L., Brown, M. E., Buratti, B. J., Sotin, C., Griffith, C., Clark, R., Perry, J., Fussner, S., Barbara, J., West, R., Elachi, C., Bouchez, A. H., Roe, H. G., ... Sicardy, B. (2005). Planetary science: A 5-micron-bright spot on Titan: Evidence for surface diversity. Science, 310(5745), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117075

Barnes, JW, Brown, RH, Turtle, EP, McEwen, AS, Lorenz, RD, Janssen, M, Schaller, EL, Brown, ME, Buratti, BJ, Sotin, C, Griffith, C, Clark, R, Perry, J, Fussner, S, Barbara, J, West, R, Elachi, C, Bouchez, AH, Roe, HG, Baines, KH, Bellucci, G, Bibring, JP, Capaccioni, F, Cerroni, P, Combes, M, Coradini, A, Cruikshank, DP, Drossart, P, Formisano, V, Jaumann, R, Langevin, Y, Matson, DL, McCord, TB, Nicholson, PD & Sicardy, B 2005, 'Planetary science: A 5-micron-bright spot on Titan: Evidence for surface diversity', Science, vol. 310, no. 5745, pp. 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117075

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