AGROCAMPUS OUEST (Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Agroalimentaires, Horticoles et du Paysage - 65, rue de St Brieuc - CS 84215 - 35042 Rennes cedex - France)
Abstract : We compiled an interpretative geomorphological map of this region by merging all these datasets and by making comparisons with terrestrial landforms that closely resemble Titan's lakes: the Etosha pans in Namibia [6]. These terrestrial analogs develop through dissolution process under a semi-arid climate that is probably similar to Titan's climate [6,7]. On the basis of this analogy, we discuss the formation process of Ontario Lacus and other lakes on Titan.
T. Cornet, O. Bourgeois, S. Le Mouélic, S. Rodriguez, V. Chevrier, et al.. Dissolution origin of Ontario Lacus on Titan: evidences from geomorphological mapping, terrestrial analogs (Namibia) and laboratory experiments. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting, Oct 2011, Nantes (France), France. ⟨hal-00842508⟩
