HST observations of the limb polarization of Titan

Author： Bazzon A.   Schmid H. M.   Buenzli E.  

Publisher： Edp Sciences

E-ISSN： 1432-0746|572|issue|A6-A6

ISSN： 0004-6361

Source： Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.572, Iss.issue, 2014-11, pp. : A6-A6

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Abstract

Context. Titan is an excellent test case for detailed studies of the scattering polarization from thick hazy atmospheres. Accurate scattering and polarization parameters have been provided by the in situ measurements of the Cassini-Huygens landing probe. For Earth-bound observations Titan can only be observed at a backscattering situation, where the disk-integrated polarization is close to zero. However, with resolved imaging polarimetry a second order polarization signal along the entire limb of Titan can be measured.

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