Ramparts Around Lakes on Titan Impact Winds and Methane Evaporation
Enora Moisan et al 2025 Planet. Sci. J. 6 220 The presence of hills around lakes on Titan decreases the rate of methane evaporation from the lakes and creates a thicker marine layer — a cold, stable…
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