Whether or not Titan currently possesses a subsurface ocean is crucial for understanding its long-term evolution. In this talk Prof. Nimmo will present two lines of evidence suggesting the existence of a subsurface ocean, probably ammonia-rich.
Geophysical evidence for an ocean on Titan
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Lecture Date
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 12:00pm
Name
Francis Nimm
Affiliation
Earth and Planetary Science, UC Santa Cruz
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