[Baps] BU seminar Thursday - Jason Soderblom (MIT) Titan lakes

[Paul Withers]

*Thursday, October 4, 2012*
*Refreshments at 3:30pm in CAS 500*
*Talk begins at 4:00pm in CAS 502*



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Space physics seminar

Jason Soderblom

MIT

*“*The lakes of Titan*”*

*Thursday, October 4, 2012*

*Refreshments at 3:30pm in CAS 500*

*Talk begins at 4:00pm in CAS 502*

Abstract:

Hidden under a thick atmosphere, Titan’s surface remained a mystery
throughout the 20th century. It was not until the Cassini-Huygens
Mission arrived at Saturn nearly a decade ago and began investigating
the Saturnian system, did we begin to appreciate the beauty and
complexity of this world. Among the most captivating revelations has
been the discovery of an active hydrological cycle in which methane (and
ethane) rains onto the surface, carving streams and rivers out of the
icy bedrock, feeding hydrocarbon lakes and seas, and eventually,
evaporating back into the atmosphere. Using Cassini Visual and Infrared
Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) and Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) data, we
are learning more about these lakes and seas and how they have
influenced the evolution of Titan’s surface.

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Alyson Savoie

Fiscal Administrator

Boston University

Center for Space Physics

Institute for Astrophysical Research

725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 506

Boston, Massachusetts 02215

Tel: 617-358-0603

Fax:617-353-6463