Organic sedimentary deposits in Titan's dry lakebeds: Probable evaporite

J. W. Barnes; J. Bow; J. Schwartz; R. H. Brown; J.M. Soderblom; A. G. Hayes; G. Vixie; S. Le Mouelic; S. Rodriguez; Christophe Sotin; R. Jaumann; K. Stephan; L. A. Soderblom; Roger N. Clark; B. J. Buratti; K. H. Baines; P. D. Nicholson

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.08.022

Organic sedimentary deposits in Titan's dry lakebeds: Probable evaporite

Icarus

By: J. W. Barnes, J. Bow, J. Schwartz, R. H. Brown, J.M. Soderblom, A. G. Hayes, G. Vixie, S. Le Mouelic, S. Rodriguez, Christophe Sotin, R. Jaumann, K. Stephan, L. A. Soderblom, Roger N. Clark, B. J. Buratti, K. H. Baines, and P. D. Nicholson

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Abstract

We report the discovery of organic sedimentary deposits at the bottom of dry lakebeds near Titan’s north pole in observations from the Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS). We show evidence that the deposits are evaporitic, making Titan just the third known planetary body with evaporitic processes after Earth and Mars, and is the first that uses a solvent other than water.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	Organic sedimentary deposits in Titan's dry lakebeds: Probable evaporite
Series title	Icarus
DOI	10.1016/j.icarus.2011.08.022
Volume	216
Issue	1
Year Published	2011
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Contributing office(s)	Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center
Description	5 p.
First page	136
Last page	140
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