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The Tides of Titan

Stevenson, David J.; Iess, Luciano; Jacobson, Robert A. +7 more

We have detected in Cassini spacecraft data the signature of the periodic tidal stresses within Titan, driven by the eccentricity (e = 0.028) of its 16-day orbit around Saturn. Precise measurements of the acceleration of Cassini during six close flybys between 2006 and 2011 have revealed that Titan responds to the variable tidal field exerted by S…

Cassini Spies an Ocean Inside Saturn's Icy, Gassy Moon Titan

Kerr, Richard A.