Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind

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Bertucci, Cesar; Hamilton, D. C.; Kurth, W. S.; Hospodarsky, G.; Mitchell, D.; Sergis, N.; Edberg, N. J. T.; Dougherty, M. K.
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2015
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After 9 years in the Saturn system, the Cassini spacecraft finally observed Titan in the supersonic and super-Alfvénic solar wind. These unique observations reveal that Titan?s interaction with the solar wind is in many ways similar to unmagnetized planets Mars and Venus and active comets in spite of the differences in the properties of the solar plasma in the outer solar system. In particular, Cassini detected a collisionless, supercritical bow shock and a well-defined induced magnetosphere filled with mass-loaded interplanetary magnetic field lines, which drape around Titan?s ionosphere. Although the flyby altitude may not allow the detection of an ionopause, Cassini reports enhancements of plasma density compatible with plasma clouds or streamers in the flanks of its induced magnetosphere or due to an expansion of the induced magnetosphere. Because of the upstream conditions, these observations may be also relevant to other bodies in the outer solar system such as Pluto, where kinetic processes are expected to dominate.
Fil: Bertucci, Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Hamilton, D. C.. University of Maryland; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kurth, W. S.. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hospodarsky, G.. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos
Fil: Mitchell, D.. University Johns Hopkins; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sergis, N.. Academy of Athens; Grecia
Fil: Edberg, N. J. T.. Swedish Institute of Space Physics,; Suecia
Fil: Dougherty, M. K.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
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TITAN
SOLAR WIND
SHOCK
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spelling Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar windBertucci, CesarHamilton, D. C.Kurth, W. S.Hospodarsky, G.Mitchell, D.Sergis, N.Edberg, N. J. T.Dougherty, M. K.TITANSOLAR WINDSHOCKhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1After 9 years in the Saturn system, the Cassini spacecraft finally observed Titan in the supersonic and super-Alfvénic solar wind. These unique observations reveal that Titan?s interaction with the solar wind is in many ways similar to unmagnetized planets Mars and Venus and active comets in spite of the differences in the properties of the solar plasma in the outer solar system. In particular, Cassini detected a collisionless, supercritical bow shock and a well-defined induced magnetosphere filled with mass-loaded interplanetary magnetic field lines, which drape around Titan?s ionosphere. Although the flyby altitude may not allow the detection of an ionopause, Cassini reports enhancements of plasma density compatible with plasma clouds or streamers in the flanks of its induced magnetosphere or due to an expansion of the induced magnetosphere. Because of the upstream conditions, these observations may be also relevant to other bodies in the outer solar system such as Pluto, where kinetic processes are expected to dominate.Fil: Bertucci, Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaFil: Hamilton, D. C.. University of Maryland; Estados UnidosFil: Kurth, W. S.. University of Iowa; Estados UnidosFil: Hospodarsky, G.. University of Iowa; Estados UnidosFil: Mitchell, D.. University Johns Hopkins; Estados UnidosFil: Sergis, N.. Academy of Athens; GreciaFil: Edberg, N. J. T.. Swedish Institute of Space Physics,; SueciaFil: Dougherty, M. K.. Imperial College London; Reino UnidoAmerican Geophysical Union2015-01-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/17553Bertucci, Cesar; Hamilton, D. C.; Kurth, W. S.; Hospodarsky, G.; Mitchell, D.; et al.; Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind; American Geophysical Union; Geophysical Research Letters; 42; 2; 28-1-2015; 062106, 193-2000094-8276enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014GL062106/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GL062106info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/arxiv/https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.4159info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:12:54Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/17553instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:12:55.113CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
title Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
spellingShingle Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
Bertucci, Cesar
TITAN
SOLAR WIND
SHOCK
title_short Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
title_full Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
title_fullStr Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
title_full_unstemmed Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
title_sort Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bertucci, Cesar
Hamilton, D. C.
Kurth, W. S.
Hospodarsky, G.
Mitchell, D.
Sergis, N.
Edberg, N. J. T.
Dougherty, M. K.
author Bertucci, Cesar
author_facet Bertucci, Cesar
Hamilton, D. C.
Kurth, W. S.
Hospodarsky, G.
Mitchell, D.
Sergis, N.
Edberg, N. J. T.
Dougherty, M. K.
author_role author
author2 Hamilton, D. C.
Kurth, W. S.
Hospodarsky, G.
Mitchell, D.
Sergis, N.
Edberg, N. J. T.
Dougherty, M. K.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv TITAN
SOLAR WIND
SHOCK
topic TITAN
SOLAR WIND
SHOCK
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv After 9 years in the Saturn system, the Cassini spacecraft finally observed Titan in the supersonic and super-Alfvénic solar wind. These unique observations reveal that Titan?s interaction with the solar wind is in many ways similar to unmagnetized planets Mars and Venus and active comets in spite of the differences in the properties of the solar plasma in the outer solar system. In particular, Cassini detected a collisionless, supercritical bow shock and a well-defined induced magnetosphere filled with mass-loaded interplanetary magnetic field lines, which drape around Titan?s ionosphere. Although the flyby altitude may not allow the detection of an ionopause, Cassini reports enhancements of plasma density compatible with plasma clouds or streamers in the flanks of its induced magnetosphere or due to an expansion of the induced magnetosphere. Because of the upstream conditions, these observations may be also relevant to other bodies in the outer solar system such as Pluto, where kinetic processes are expected to dominate.
Fil: Bertucci, Cesar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Hamilton, D. C.. University of Maryland; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kurth, W. S.. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hospodarsky, G.. University of Iowa; Estados Unidos
Fil: Mitchell, D.. University Johns Hopkins; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sergis, N.. Academy of Athens; Grecia
Fil: Edberg, N. J. T.. Swedish Institute of Space Physics,; Suecia
Fil: Dougherty, M. K.. Imperial College London; Reino Unido
description After 9 years in the Saturn system, the Cassini spacecraft finally observed Titan in the supersonic and super-Alfvénic solar wind. These unique observations reveal that Titan?s interaction with the solar wind is in many ways similar to unmagnetized planets Mars and Venus and active comets in spite of the differences in the properties of the solar plasma in the outer solar system. In particular, Cassini detected a collisionless, supercritical bow shock and a well-defined induced magnetosphere filled with mass-loaded interplanetary magnetic field lines, which drape around Titan?s ionosphere. Although the flyby altitude may not allow the detection of an ionopause, Cassini reports enhancements of plasma density compatible with plasma clouds or streamers in the flanks of its induced magnetosphere or due to an expansion of the induced magnetosphere. Because of the upstream conditions, these observations may be also relevant to other bodies in the outer solar system such as Pluto, where kinetic processes are expected to dominate.
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Bertucci, Cesar; Hamilton, D. C.; Kurth, W. S.; Hospodarsky, G.; Mitchell, D.; et al.; Titan's interaction with the supersonic solar wind; American Geophysical Union; Geophysical Research Letters; 42; 2; 28-1-2015; 062106, 193-200
0094-8276
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0094-8276
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