The formation of high latitude karst lakes on Titan and implications for the existence of polar caps Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, Thirty-ninth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

Alternative Title

Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, Thirty-ninth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

Creator

J. S. Kargel
R. L. Kirk
R. M.C. Lopes

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Publication Date

January 2008

Abstract

Titan's north polar lakes exhibit variable morphologies, but common to many is that they occupy steep-rimmed depressions, often 100s of metres deep; Kirk et al. [1] measured scarp heights up to 600 m by manual feature-based stereoscopic methods (fig. 1). Lake depressions with this morphology are usually in clusters, and are found to be consistent with karstic or karst-like processes, based on terrestrial analogues and elimination of other possible modes of origin [2] including volcanic and tectonic, on the grounds of distribution, and thermokarst, on the grounds of insufficient insulation. -- Authors Open Access - Permission by Publisher See Extended description for more information.

Keywords

Geology

Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Identifier

K26-04347

Recommended Citation

Kargel, J. S.; Kirk, R. L.; and Lopes, R. M.C., "The formation of high latitude karst lakes on Titan and implications for the existence of polar caps Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX, Thirty-ninth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference" (2008). KIP Talks and Conferences. 58.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_talks/58