International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 30-November 02, 1995 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada / Recent narrow band imagery of the surface of Titan reveals a very non-uniform
surface. While there are no global oceans of liquid ethane/methane as once
conjectured, the imagery does suggest the possibility of seas or lakes of liquid ethane,
methane, and other organic materials. If these exist, Titan could be considered a
gigantic analog model of the Earth's climate system complete with land masses,
moderately thick atmosphere, and large bodies of liquid. By studying the climate of
Titan, we could gain further understanding of the processes and mechanisms that
shape the Earth's climate. Reuse of existing technology and methods may be a way to
speed development and lower costs for the global study of Titan. Surprisingly, one of
the key technologies could be a Transit or Global Positioning System (GPS)
descendant for use in tracking probes wandering the surface of Titan.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/608541 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Mitchell, B. J. |
| Contributors | The Johns Hopkins University |
| Publisher | International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Proceedings |
| Rights | Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Relation | http://www.telemetry.org/ |
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