Investigating the condensation of benzene (C6H6) in Titan's South polar cloud system
Abstract
Major discoveries made during the Cassini mission include observations of organics-rich stratospheric clouds in Titan's cold polar regions in IR spectral regions <100 μm. In particular, the detection of benzene (C6H6) clouds at unexpected high altitudes in the South polar region has reinforced the need for combined experimental, modeling and observational effort in order to understand their microphysical formation at high altitude. Our project proposes to address this very issue. Here, we present our first results, focused on the formation of benzene clouds at 87°S latitude in the South polar region in the autumn.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1165D