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M. A. Janssen
Researcher at California Institute of Technology
Publications - 65
Citations - 3479
M. A. Janssen is an academic researcher from California Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Titan (rocket family) & Radar. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 64 publications receiving 3105 citations.
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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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Cassini radar views the surface of Titan
Charles Elachi,S. D. Wall,Matthew A. Allison,Y. Anderson,R. Boehmer,Philip S. Callahan,Pierre Encrenaz,Enrico Flamini,Giorgio Franceschetti,Yonggyu Gim,G. Hamilton,Scott Hensley,M. A. Janssen,William L. Johnson,K. Kelleher,Randolph L. Kirk,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Ralph D. Lorenz,Jonathan I. Lunine,Duane O. Muhleman,Steven J. Ostro,Flora Paganelli,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,L. Roth,Roberto Seu,S. Shaffer,Laurence A. Soderblom,Bryan Stiles,Ellen R. Stofan,S. Vetrella,Robert West,Charles A. Wood,Lauren Wye,Howard A. Zebker +34 more
TL;DR: The Cassini Titan Radar Mapper imaged about 1% of Titan's surface at a resolution of ∼0.5 kilometer, and larger areas of the globe in lower resolution modes, revealing a complex surface, with areas of low relief and a variety of geologic features suggestive of dome-like volcanic constructs, flows, and sinuous channels.
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Dunes on Titan observed by Cassini Radar
Jani Radebaugh,Ralph D. Lorenz,Jonathan I. Lunine,S. D. Wall,G. Boubin,E. Reffet,Randolph L. Kirk,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Ellen R. Stofan,Laurence A. Soderblom,Matthew A. Allison,M. A. Janssen,Philippe Paillou,Philip S. Callahan,Christopher Spencer +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, a large number of longitudinal dunes have been discovered by the Titan Radar Mapper on the surface of Titan and they are found mainly within ±30° of the equator in optically-, near-infrared-, and radar-dark regions, indicating a strong proportion of organics.
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Radar: The Cassini Titan Radar Mapper
Charles Elachi,Michael Allison,L. Borgarelli,Pierre Encrenaz,Eastwood Im,M. A. Janssen,William T. K. Johnson,Randolph L. Kirk,Ralph D. Lorenz,Jonathan I. Lunine,Duane O. Muhleman,Steven J. Ostro,Giovanni Picardi,Francesco Posa,Chris Rapley,L.E. Roth,Roberto Seu,Laurence A. Soderblom,S. Vetrella,S. D. Wall,Charles A. Wood,Howard A. Zebker +21 more
TL;DR: The Cassini-RADAR is a multimode 13.8 GHz multiple-beam sensor that can operate as a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imager, altimeter, scatterometer, and radiometer as discussed by the authors.
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MIRO: Microwave instrument for Rosetta orbiter
Samuel Gulkis,Margaret A. Frerking,Jacques Crovisier,Gerard Beaudin,Paul Hartogh,P. J. Encrenaz,T. Koch,C. Kahn,Y. Salinas,R. Nowicki,R. Irigoyen,M. A. Janssen,P. C. Stek,Mark Hofstadter,Mark Allen,C. Backus,L. W. Kamp,Christopher Jarchow,E. Steinmetz,A. Deschamps,J. M. Krieg,M. Gheudin,Dominique Bockelée-Morvan,N. Biver,Th. Encrenaz,Didier Despois,W-H. Ip,E. Lellouch,Ingrid Mann,Duane O. Muhleman,Heike Rauer,Peter Schloerb,Thomas R. Spilker +32 more
TL;DR: The MIRO (Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter) as mentioned in this paper was used to study the evolution of outgassing water and other molecules from the target comet as a function of heliocentric distance.