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G. Francescetti
Publications - 9
Citations - 1345
G. Francescetti is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Titan (rocket family) & Impact crater. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 9 publications receiving 1247 citations.
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The lakes of Titan
Ellen R. Stofan,Charles Elachi,Jonathan I. Lunine,R. D. Lorenz,Bryan Stiles,Karl L. Mitchell,Steven J. Ostro,Laurence A. Soderblom,Charles A. Wood,Howard A. Zebker,S. D. Wall,Michael Janssen,Randolph L. Kirk,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Flora Paganelli,Jani Radebaugh,Lauren Wye,Y. Anderson,Matthew A. Allison,R. Boehmer,Philip S. Callahan,Pierre Encrenaz,E. Flamini,G. Francescetti,Yonggyu Gim,G. Hamilton,S. Hensley,William T. K. Johnson,K. Kelleher,Duane O. Muhleman,P. Paillou,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,L. Roth,Roberto Seu,S. Shaffer,S. Vetrella,Robert West +37 more
TL;DR: These northern-hemisphere lakes constitute the strongest evidence yet that a condensable-liquid hydrological cycle is active in Titan’s surface and atmosphere, in which the lakes are filled through rainfall and/or intersection with the subsurface ‘liquid methane’ table.
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The sand seas of Titan: Cassini RADAR observations of longitudinal dunes.
Ralph D. Lorenz,S. D. Wall,Jani Radebaugh,G. Boubin,E. Reffet,M. A. Janssen,Ellen R. Stofan,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Randolph L. Kirk,Charles Elachi,Jonathan I. Lunine,Jonathan I. Lunine,K. L. Mitchell,Flora Paganelli,Laurence A. Soderblom,Charles A. Wood,Lauren Wye,Howard A. Zebker,Y. Anderson,Steven J. Ostro,Matthew A. Allison,R. Boehmer,Philip S. Callahan,Pierre Encrenaz,Gian Gabriele Ori,G. Francescetti,Yonggyu Gim,G. Hamilton,Scott Hensley,William L. Johnson,K. Kelleher,Duane O. Muhleman,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,L. Roth,Roberto Seu,S. Shaffer,Bryan Stiles,S. Vetrella,Enrico Flamini,Robert West +40 more
TL;DR: The most recent Cassini RADAR images of Titan show widespread regions that appear to be seas of longitudinal dunes similar to those seen in the Namib desert on Earth, and the distribution and orientation of the dunes support a model of fluctuating surface winds.
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Cryovolcanic features on Titan's surface as revealed by the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper
Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Karl L. Mitchell,Ellen R. Stofan,Jonathan I. Lunine,Jonathan I. Lunine,R. D. Lorenz,Flora Paganelli,Randolph L. Kirk,Charles A. Wood,Stephen D. Wall,L. E. Robshaw,Andrew Dominic Fortes,Catherine D. Neish,Jani Radebaugh,E. Reffet,Steven J. Ostro,Charles Elachi,Michael Allison,Y. Anderson,R. Boehmer,G. Boubin,Philip S. Callahan,Pierre Encrenaz,Enrico Flamini,G. Francescetti,Yonggyu Gim,G. Hamilton,Scott Hensley,Michael Janssen,William T. K. Johnson,K. Kelleher,Duane O. Muhleman,Gian Gabriele Ori,Roberto Orosei,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,L. Roth,Roberto Seu,S. Shaffer,Laurence A. Soderblom,Bryan Stiles,S. Vetrella,Richard West,Lauren Wye,Howard A. Zebker +44 more
TL;DR: The Cassini Titan Radar Mapper obtained Synthetic Aperture Radar images of Titan's surface during four fly-bys during the mission's first year as mentioned in this paper, showing evidence of major planetary geologic processes, including cryovolcanism.
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Titan Radar Mapper observations from Cassini's T3 fly-by.
Charles Elachi,S. D. Wall,M. A. Janssen,Ellen R. Stofan,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Randolph L. Kirk,Ralph D. Lorenz,Jonathan I. Lunine,Jonathan I. Lunine,Flora Paganelli,Laurence A. Soderblom,Charles A. Wood,Lauren Wye,Howard A. Zebker,Y. Anderson,Steven J. Ostro,Matthew A. Allison,R. Boehmer,Philip S. Callahan,Pierre Encrenaz,E. Flamini,G. Francescetti,Yonggyu Gim,G. Hamilton,Scott Hensley,William L. Johnson,K. Kelleher,Duane O. Muhleman,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,L. Roth,Roberto Seu,S. Shaffer,Bryan Stiles,S. Vetrella,Robert West +35 more
TL;DR: Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper imaged the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on its February 2005 fly-by, collecting high-resolution synthetic-aperture radar and larger-scale radiometry and scatterometry data.
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Mapping of Titan: Results from the first Titan radar passes
Ellen R. Stofan,Jonathan I. Lunine,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Flora Paganelli,Ralph D. Lorenz,Charles A. Wood,Randolph L. Kirk,S. D. Wall,Charles Elachi,Laurence A. Soderblom,Steven J. Ostro,M. A. Janssen,Jani Radebaugh,Lauren Wye,Howard A. Zebker,Y. Anderson,Matthew A. Allison,R. Boehmer,Philip S. Callahan,Pierre Encrenaz,Enrico Flamini,G. Francescetti,Yonggyu Gim,G. Hamilton,Scott Hensley,William T. K. Johnson,K. Kelleher,Duane O. Muhleman,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,L. Roth,Roberto Seu,S. Shaffer,Bryan Stiles,S. Vetrella,Robert West +35 more
TL;DR: The first two swaths collected by Cassini's Titan Radar Mapper were obtained in October of 2004 (Ta) and February of 2005 (T3) as discussed by the authors, and they provided evidence for cryovolcanic processes, the possible occurrence of fluvial channels and lakes, and some tectonic activity.