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Crater lakes on Titan: rings, horseshoes and bullseyes

Lorenz, Ralph D. (1994) Crater lakes on Titan: rings, horseshoes and bullseyes. Planetary and Space Science, 42 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0032-0633. (doi:10.1016/0032-0633(94)90134-1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19867)

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Abstract

Recent observations indicate that Titan has a predominantly icy surface, although photochemical models suggest that substantial amounts of liquid hydrocarbons may exist near or on the surface: the most plausible model of Titan's surface therefore is an icy one, with lakes or small seas of hydrocarbons (principally ethane), many in impact craters. Medium-sized craters will have central peaks, while large craters may undergo viscous relaxation, their centres doming upwards, to push the liquids into an annulus, thereby for-ming a ring lake. Additionally, craters with central pits may form ''bullseye'' lakes. The large tidal effects of Saturn on such lakes will affect their shape, distorting rings into horseshoes, and may also cause erosive migration.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/0032-0633(94)90134-1
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: O.O. Odanye
Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2009 22:17 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:58 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19867 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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