Titan from Cassini-Huygens

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Brown, Robert H. (Editor), Lebreton, Jean-Pierre (Editor), Waite, J. Hunter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

 This book reviews our current knowledge of Saturn's largest moon Titan featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses Titan’s origin and evolution, internal structure, surface geology, the atmosphere and ionosphere as well as magnetospheric interactions. The book closes with an outlook beyond the Cassini-Huygens mission. Colorfully illustrated, this book will serve as a reference to researchers as well as an introduction for students. 

 Overview -- Earth-Based Perspective and Pre-Cassini–Huygens Knowledge of Titan -- The Origin and Evolution of Titan -- Titan's Interior Structure -- Geology and Surface Processes on Titan -- Composition of Titan's Surface -- Volatile Origin and Cycles: Nitrogen and Methane -- High-Altitude Production of Titan's Aerosols -- Titan's Astrobiology -- Atmospheric Structure and Composition -- Composition and Structure of the Ionosphere and Thermosphere -- Aerosols in Titan's Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Dynamics and Meteorology -- Seasonal Change on Titan -- Mass Loss Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere -- Energy Deposition Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere and Its Induced Magnetosphere -- Titan in the Cassini—Huygens Extended Mission -- Titan Beyond Cassini—Huygens -- Mapping Products of Titan's Surface.