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Surface changes in mid-latitude regions on Titan

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We present a study focused on the mid-latitude and close to the equator surface regions on Titan that present an interest on their spectral behavior and/or morphology. These are regions where spectroscopic anomalies have been reported in the evolution of the brightness and several interpretations have been proposed (cryovolcanic candidates, evaporates, lacustrine, etc [1;2;5]). Also in our work here we have included analysis of some undifferentiated plains (also referred to as 'blandlands'), which are vast expanses of terrains that appear bland in the radar data [3]. By applying a Radiative transfer code [4;2] we have analyzed these regions to look for evolution with time through their spectral behavior. We use as reference point and calibration tool the surface albedo retrieval of the Huygens Landing site (Titan's ground truth) and we also check the variability of the surface albedo of these regions against areas that are not expected to change with time (e.g. dune fields), by retrieving their albedo differences at all wavelengths [2]. We report here surface albedo changes with time for some of these regions of interest that imply connection to exogenic and/or endogenic processes.
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hal-03744047 , version 1 (02-08-2022)

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Anezina Solomonidou, Athéna Coustenis, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, Mathieu Hirtzig, Sebastien Rodriguez, et al.. Surface changes in mid-latitude regions on Titan. European Planetary Science Congress 2014, Sep 2014, Cascais, Portugal. ⟨hal-03744047⟩
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