Notes for Editors
The Cassini–Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and ASI, the Italian space agency. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the US and several European countries. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
‘Geomorphological Significance of Ontario Lacus on Titan: Integrated interpretation of Cassini VIMS, ISS and RADAR data and comparison with the Etosha Pan (Namibia),’ by T. Cornet, O. Bourgeois, S. Le Mouélic, S. Rodriguez, C. Sotin, T. Lopez Gonzalez, G. Tobie, C. Fleurant, J.W. Barnes, R.H. Brown, K.H. Baines, B.J. Buratti, R.N. Clark and P.D. Nicholson, Icarus 218(2), 788–806, April 2012, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.01.013.
For further information, please contact:
Markus Bauer
ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Communication Officer
Tel: +31 71 565 6799
Mob: +31 61 594 3 954
Email: markus.bauer@esa.int
Thomas Cornet
Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique de Nantes – CNRS/Universit́é de Nantes
Tel: +33 2 51 12 55 84
Email: Thomas.Cornet@univ-nantes.fr
Nicolas Altobelli
ESA Cassini–Huygens Project Scientist
Tel: +34 91 813 1201
Email: nicolas.altobelli@sciops.esa.int
- At Saturn and Titan
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens - Far-off cousin of part-time African lake found on Titan
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Far-off_cousin_of_part-time_African_lake_found_on_Titan - Rings, Titan and Enceladus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Rings_Titan_and_Enceladus - Saturn and Titan
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Saturn_and_Titan - Saturn's Rings and Enceladus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Saturn_s_Rings_and_Enceladus - Cassini samples the icy spray of Enceladus' water plumes
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Cassini_samples_the_icy_spray_of_Enceladus_water_plumes - Celebrating the fifth anniversary of Huygens’ Titan touchdown
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Celebrating_the_fifth_anniversary_of_Huygens_Titan_touchdown - Saturn's moon shows evidence of ammonia
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Saturn_s_moon_shows_evidence_of_ammonia - Cassini finding hints at ocean within Saturn’s moon Enceladus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Cassini_finding_hints_at_ocean_within_Saturn_s_moon_Enceladus - Start of Cassini's new mission
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=43032 - Cassini 'tastes' organic brew at Saturn’s geyser moon
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Cassini_tastes_organic_brew_at_Saturn_s_geyser_moon - Ocean may exist beneath Titan's crust
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Ocean_may_exist_beneath_Titan_s_crust - Saturn’s moon Rhea may also have rings
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Saturn_s_moon_Rhea_may_also_have_rings - Cassini finds mingling moons may share a dark past
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Cassini_finds_mingling_moons_may_share_a_dark_past - High energy electron holes reveal unseen rings
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/High_energy_electron_holes_reveal_unseen_rings - Titan’s surface organics surpass oil reserves on Earth
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Titan_s_surface_organics_surpass_oil_reserves_on_Earth
