Global-scale surface spectral variations on Titan seen from Cassini/VIMS
Icarus
By: J. W. Barnes, R. H. Brown, L. Soderblom, B. J. Buratti, Christophe Sotin, S. Rodriguez, S. Le Mouelic, K. H. Baines, R. Clark, and P. Nicholson
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Abstract
We present global-scale maps of Titan from the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument on Cassini. We map at 64 near-infrared wavelengths simultaneously, covering the atmospheric windows at 0.94, 1.08, 1.28, 1.6, 2.0, 2.8, and 5 ??m with a typical resolution of 50 km/pixel or a typical total integration time of 1 s. Our maps have five to ten times the resolution of ground-based maps, better spectral resolution across most windows, coverage in multiple atmospheric windows, and represent the first spatially resolved maps of Titan at 5 ??m. The VIMS maps provide context and surface spectral information in support of other Cassini instruments. We note a strong latitudinal dependence in the spectral character of Titan's surface, and partition the surface into 9 spectral units that we describe in terms of spectral and spatial characteristics. ?? 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Global-scale surface spectral variations on Titan seen from Cassini/VIMS |
| Series title | Icarus |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.08.021 |
| Volume | 186 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Icarus |
| First page | 242 |
| Last page | 258 |