Titan After Cassini-Huygens is the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of our knowledge on Titan, including results and insights from the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Italian Space Agency mission Cassini-Huygens and the conclusions drawn by experts following detailed analysis of the mission data. Our knowledge of Titan has increased substantially due to observations from the Cassini-Huygens mission, which ended in 2017. Since then, observations from Earth, as well as laboratory and theoretical studies, have continued to add to our knowledge. These conclusions, combined with the latest ground-based and theoretical research, provide the most recent understanding of the science of Titan, covering the origin and evolution of Titan, its magnetic and plasma environment, surface, interior structure, geology, atmosphere, and the astrobiological potential for the oceans on the moon.
The first book of the new COSPAR book series, Titan After Cassini-Huygens, is an integral reference for scientists, researchers, and academics working on Titan or ocean worlds.
Part of the COSPAR Book Series
Edited by Jean-Louis Fellous, former Executive Director of COSPAR (Committee on Space Research; 2008–2019)
1. Chapter 1. Introduction: Titan, the Earth of the outer solar system - p. 10 2. Chapter 2. History of Titan exploration - p. 36 3. Chapter 3. The origin and evolution of Titan - p. 39 4. Chapter 4. Titan orbital and rotational dynamics - p. 69 5. Chapter 5. Titan's magnetic and plasma environment - p. 85 6. Chapter 6. Titan's upper neutral atmosphere and ionosphere - p. 121 7. Chapter 7. Titan's atmospheric structure, composition, haze, and dynamics - p. 157 8. Chapter 8. Titan's weather, climate, and paleoclimate - p. 201 9. Chapter 9. Global geology of Titan - p. 239 10. Chapter 10. Titan's fluvial and lacustrine landscapes - p. 287 11. Chapter 11. Titan's surface composition - p. 325 12. Chapter 12. Titan's interior - p. 377 13. Chapter 13. Exchange processes between surface, atmosphere, and interior - p. 399 14. Chapter 14. Astrobiology of Titan's subglacial, high pressure ocean: A review and introduction of a relevant experimental system - p. 443 15. Chapter 15. Open questions and future directions in Titan science - p. 477 16. Index - p. 517
Titan After Cassini-Huygens is the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of our knowledge on Titan, including results and insights from the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Italian Space Agency mission Cassini-Huygens and the conclusions drawn by experts following detailed analysis of the mission data. Our knowledge of Titan has increased substantially due to observations from the Cassini-Huygens mission, which ended in 2017. Since then, observations from Earth, as well as laboratory and theoretical studies, have continued to add to our knowledge. These conclusions, combined with the latest ground-based and theoretical research, provide the most recent understanding of the science of Titan, covering the origin and evolution of Titan, its magnetic and plasma environment, surface, interior structure, geology, atmosphere, and the astrobiological potential for the oceans on the moon.
The first book of the new COSPAR book series, Titan After Cassini-Huygens, is an integral reference for scientists, researchers, and academics working on Titan or ocean worlds.
Part of the COSPAR Book Series
Edited by Jean-Louis Fellous, former Executive Director of COSPAR (Committee on Space Research; 2008–2019)
1. Chapter 1. Introduction: Titan, the Earth of the outer solar system - p. 10 2. Chapter 2. History of Titan exploration - p. 36 3. Chapter 3. The origin and evolution of Titan - p. 39 4. Chapter 4. Titan orbital and rotational dynamics - p. 69 5. Chapter 5. Titan's magnetic and plasma environment - p. 85 6. Chapter 6. Titan's upper neutral atmosphere and ionosphere - p. 121 7. Chapter 7. Titan's atmospheric structure, composition, haze, and dynamics - p. 157 8. Chapter 8. Titan's weather, climate, and paleoclimate - p. 201 9. Chapter 9. Global geology of Titan - p. 239 10. Chapter 10. Titan's fluvial and lacustrine landscapes - p. 287 11. Chapter 11. Titan's surface composition - p. 325 12. Chapter 12. Titan's interior - p. 377 13. Chapter 13. Exchange processes between surface, atmosphere, and interior - p. 399 14. Chapter 14. Astrobiology of Titan's subglacial, high pressure ocean: A review and introduction of a relevant experimental system - p. 443 15. Chapter 15. Open questions and future directions in Titan science - p. 477 16. Index - p. 517
