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A tidal explanation for the Titan haze layers
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.03.001
Bibcode: 2006Icar..183..471W
Schubert, Gerald; Walterscheid, Richard L.
Though Titan is in synchronous rotation around Saturn, it experiences gravitational tides as a consequence of its eccentric orbit. It is proposed that the vertical transport of aerosols by these tides produces the haze layers in Titan's upper atmosphere. Analysis shows that the zonal winds in Titan's superrotating atmosphere have a profound influe…
2006
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Icarus
Huygens
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