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Accession Number
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N20120010642
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Title
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Does Titan's Landscape Betray the Late Acquisitions of Its Current Atmosphere.
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Publication Date
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Mar 2012
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Media Count
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2p
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Personal Author
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F. Nimmo J. M. Moore
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Abstract
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Titan may have acquired its massive atmosphere relatively recently in solar system history. The sudden appearance of a thick atmosphere may have changed Titan's global topography. This change in global topography may be expressed in the latitudinal distribution of landform types across its surface.
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Keywords
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Climate
Equators
Landforms
Lithosphere
Midlatitude atmosphere
Polar regions
Rheology
Titan
Titan atmosphere
Topography
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Source Agency
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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54 - Astronomy & Astrophysics
84B - Extraterrestial Exploration
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Corporate Author
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA. Ames Research Center.
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Document Type
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Conference proceedings
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1301
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Contract Number
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N/A
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