- [ONLINE] P42A-01: The induced magnetosphere of Titan (invited)
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Cesar Bertucci, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Physics Department, Buenos Aires, Argentina (First Author, Presenting Author)
Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the only having a substantial atmosphere. In addition, Titan lacks a substantial intrinsic magnetic field. As a result, Titan's plasma interaction is expected to generate an 'induced magnetosphere' similar to those observed at Mars, Venus and active comets.Titan's plasma environment is highly variable. This results in different plasma interaction scenarios as observed by the Cassini mission.
In this presentation, some of the most relevant results obtained from Cassini observations are revisited. These show that although Titan magnetosphere follows the morphology of typical induced magnetospheres (e.g Mars, Venus), important differences have been observed and partly explained by the interaction between the upstream plasma and the heavy ions originating from Titan. In addition, some of the outstanding questions about Titan's magnetosphere are discussed.
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