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On the probability of cryogenic mud volcanism on Titan

Alekseev, V. A.

Juxtaposing images of the surface of Titan made by the Huygens probe and photos of the mud volcano region on Earth (the Taman peninsula, the Caucasus) reveals similar geomorphologic features. This has led us to suggest the existence of cryogenic mud-volcanic activity on Titan. The role of liquid methane in supporting this process on Titan can be t…

Models of the protosatellite disk of Saturn: Conditions for Titan's formation

Dorofeeva, V. A.; Makalkin, A. B.

Models of the protosatellite accretion disk of Saturn are developed that satisfy cosmochemical constraints on the volatile abundances in the atmospheres of Saturn and Titan with due regard for the data obtained with the Cassini orbiter and the Huygens probe, which landed on Titan in January 2005. All basic sources of heating of the disk and protos…