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S. D. Wall
Researcher at California Institute of Technology
Publications - 93
Citations - 4219
S. D. Wall 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 29, co-authored 92 publications receiving 3907 citations. Previous affiliations of S. D. Wall include Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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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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Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan: Distribution and interaction with a porous regolith
Alexander G. Hayes,Oded Aharonson,Philip S. Callahan,Charles Elachi,Yonggyu Gim,Randolph L. Kirk,Kevin W. Lewis,Rosaly M. C. Lopes,Ralph D. Lorenz,Jonathan I. Lunine,K. L. Mitchell,Giuseppe Mitri,Ellen R. Stofan,S. D. Wall +13 more
TL;DR: Hayes et al. as discussed by the authors used Huygens probe observations to derive the timescales for flow into and out of observed lakes, similar to seasonal cycles, and compared the time between collocated SAR observations in order to considertheroleofsubsurfacetransportinTitan’shydrologic cycle.
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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.