HR: 1340h
AN: P53A-1449    [Abstracts]
TI: Tidal Loading On Titan
AU: * Karatekin, O
EM: o.karatekin@oma.be
AF: Royal Observatory of Belgium, 3, Rue circulaire, Brussels, 1180 Belgium
AU: Van Hoolst, T
EM: tim.vanhoolst@oma.be
AF: Royal Observatory of Belgium, 3, Rue circulaire, Brussels, 1180 Belgium
AB: The tidal response of Titan as a function of interior structure modeling is revised. The Love numbers of the solid body are estimated assuming thermal and mechanical equilibrium. Atmospheric tides are also taken into account. The influence of Saturn's gravitational tide on the atmosphere cause significant surface pressure oscillations as predicted from analytical as well as numerical models. The results are discussed with respect to expected Cassini-Huygens measurements.
DE: 5417 Gravitational fields (1227)
DE: 5430 Interiors (8147)
DE: 5450 Orbital and rotational dynamics
DE: 6280 Saturnian satellites
SC: Planetary Sciences [P]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting