Overview of the coordinated ground-based observations of Titan during the Huygens mission

Olivier Witasse; Jean Pierre Lebreton; Michael K. Bird; Robindro Dutta-Roy; William M. Folkner; Robert A. Preston; Sami W. Asmar; Leonid I. Gurvits; Sergei V. Pogrebenko; Ian M. Avruch; Robert M. Campbell; Hayley E. Bignall; Michael A. Garrett; Huib Jan van Langevelde; Stephen M. Parsley; Cormac Reynolds; Arpad Szomoru; John E. Reynolds; Chris J. Phillips; Robert J. Sault; Anastasios K. Tzioumis; Frank Ghigo; Glen Langston; Walter Brisken; Jonathan D. Romney; Ari Mujunen; Jouko Ritakari; Steven J. Tingay; Richard G. Dodson; C.G.M. van't Klooster; Thierry Blancquaert; Athena Coustenis; Eric Gendron; Bruno Sicardy; Mathieu Hirtzig; David Luz; Alberto Negrao; Theodor Kostiuk; Timothy A. Livengood; Markus Hartung; Imke de Pater; Mate Ádámkovics; Ralph D. Lorenz; Henry Roe; Emily Schaller; Michael Brown; Antonin H. Bouchez; Chad A. Trujillo; Bonnie J. Buratti; Lise Caillaut

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Overview of the coordinated ground-based observations of Titan during the Huygens mission

Olivier Witasse, Jean Pierre Lebreton, Michael K. Bird, Robindro Dutta-Roy, William M. Folkner, Robert A. Preston, Sami W. Asmar, Leonid I. Gurvits, Sergei V. Pogrebenko, Ian M. Avruch, Robert M. Campbell, Hayley E. Bignall, Michael A. Garrett, Huib Jan van Langevelde, Stephen M. Parsley, Cormac Reynolds, Arpad Szomoru, John E. Reynolds, Chris J. Phillips, Robert J. SaultAnastasios K. Tzioumis, Frank Ghigo, Glen Langston, Walter Brisken, Jonathan D. Romney, Ari Mujunen, Jouko Ritakari, Steven J. Tingay, Richard G. Dodson, C.G.M. van't Klooster, Thierry Blancquaert, Athena Coustenis, Eric Gendron, Bruno Sicardy, Mathieu Hirtzig, David Luz, Alberto Negrao, Theodor Kostiuk, Timothy A. Livengood, Markus Hartung, Imke de Pater, Mate Ádámkovics, Ralph D. Lorenz, Henry Roe, Emily Schaller, Michael Brown, Antonin H. Bouchez, Chad A. Trujillo, Bonnie J. Buratti, Lise Caillaut

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Coordinated ground-based observations of Titan were performed around or during the Huygens atmospheric probe mission at Titan on 14 January 2005, connecting the momentary in situ observations by the probe with the synoptic coverage provided by continuing ground-based programs. These observations consisted of three different categories: (1) radio telescope tracking of the Huygens signal at 2040 MHz, (2) observations of the atmosphere and surface of Titan, and (3) attempts to observe radiation emitted during the Huygens Probe entry into Titan's atmosphere. The Probe radio signal was successfully acquired by a network of terrestrial telescopes, recovering a vertical profile of wind speed in Titan's atmosphere from 140 km altitude down to the surface. Ground-based observations brought new information on atmosphere and surface properties of the largest Saturnian moon. No positive detection of phenomena associated with the Probe entry was reported. This paper reviews all these measurements and highlights the achieved results. The ground-based observations, both radio and optical, are of fundamental importance for the interpretation of results from the Huygens mission.

Original language	English
Article number	E07S01
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research. E, Planets
Volume	111
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JE002640
Publication status	Published - 20 Jul 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Witasse, O., Lebreton, J. P., Bird, M. K., Dutta-Roy, R., Folkner, W. M., Preston, R. A., Asmar, S. W., Gurvits, L. I., Pogrebenko, S. V., Avruch, I. M., Campbell, R. M., Bignall, H. E., Garrett, M. A., van Langevelde, H. J., Parsley, S. M., Reynolds, C., Szomoru, A., Reynolds, J. E., Phillips, C. J., ... Caillaut, L. (2006). Overview of the coordinated ground-based observations of Titan during the Huygens mission. Journal of Geophysical Research. E, Planets, 111(7), [E07S01]. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JE002640

Witasse, Olivier ; Lebreton, Jean Pierre ; Bird, Michael K. ; Dutta-Roy, Robindro ; Folkner, William M. ; Preston, Robert A. ; Asmar, Sami W. ; Gurvits, Leonid I. ; Pogrebenko, Sergei V. ; Avruch, Ian M. ; Campbell, Robert M. ; Bignall, Hayley E. ; Garrett, Michael A. ; van Langevelde, Huib Jan ; Parsley, Stephen M. ; Reynolds, Cormac ; Szomoru, Arpad ; Reynolds, John E. ; Phillips, Chris J. ; Sault, Robert J. ; Tzioumis, Anastasios K. ; Ghigo, Frank ; Langston, Glen ; Brisken, Walter ; Romney, Jonathan D. ; Mujunen, Ari ; Ritakari, Jouko ; Tingay, Steven J. ; Dodson, Richard G. ; van't Klooster, C.G.M. ; Blancquaert, Thierry ; Coustenis, Athena ; Gendron, Eric ; Sicardy, Bruno ; Hirtzig, Mathieu ; Luz, David ; Negrao, Alberto ; Kostiuk, Theodor ; Livengood, Timothy A. ; Hartung, Markus ; de Pater, Imke ; Ádámkovics, Mate ; Lorenz, Ralph D. ; Roe, Henry ; Schaller, Emily ; Brown, Michael ; Bouchez, Antonin H. ; Trujillo, Chad A. ; Buratti, Bonnie J. ; Caillaut, Lise. / Overview of the coordinated ground-based observations of Titan during the Huygens mission. In: Journal of Geophysical Research. E, Planets. 2006 ; Vol. 111, No. 7.

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Overview of the coordinated ground-based observations of Titan during the Huygens mission. / Witasse, Olivier; Lebreton, Jean Pierre; Bird, Michael K.; Dutta-Roy, Robindro; Folkner, William M.; Preston, Robert A.; Asmar, Sami W.; Gurvits, Leonid I.; Pogrebenko, Sergei V.; Avruch, Ian M.; Campbell, Robert M.; Bignall, Hayley E.; Garrett, Michael A.; van Langevelde, Huib Jan; Parsley, Stephen M.; Reynolds, Cormac; Szomoru, Arpad; Reynolds, John E.; Phillips, Chris J.; Sault, Robert J.; Tzioumis, Anastasios K.; Ghigo, Frank; Langston, Glen; Brisken, Walter; Romney, Jonathan D.; Mujunen, Ari; Ritakari, Jouko; Tingay, Steven J.; Dodson, Richard G.; van't Klooster, C.G.M.; Blancquaert, Thierry; Coustenis, Athena; Gendron, Eric; Sicardy, Bruno; Hirtzig, Mathieu; Luz, David; Negrao, Alberto; Kostiuk, Theodor; Livengood, Timothy A.; Hartung, Markus; de Pater, Imke; Ádámkovics, Mate; Lorenz, Ralph D.; Roe, Henry; Schaller, Emily; Brown, Michael; Bouchez, Antonin H.; Trujillo, Chad A.; Buratti, Bonnie J.; Caillaut, Lise.

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