Exploring the depths of Kraken Mare – Power, thermal analysis, and ballast control for the Saturn Titan submarine

Normal modes and resonance in Ontario Lacus: a hydrocarbon lake of Titan

“…Stormy wind conditions would increase the amplitude but the cloud outbursts associated with such an event could prevent observations, depending on the instrument used. A lake probe with an orbiter (such as the E2T, see Mitri et al, 2014), a drifted capsule (similar to the TiME proposed for Ligeia Mare, see Lorenz et al, 2012), a lander (such as the Dragonfly rotorcraft Lorenz et al, 2018), or a submarine (such as the Titan sub proposed for Kraken Mare, see Hartwig et al, 2016) would be better suited to observe natural modes without discrimination as to their period. Observations from a probe would be conditioned by its landing site and its ability to observe lake surface elevation.…”

The floatability of aerosols and wave damping on Titan’s seas

“…Given its, potentially crucial, role in the carbon cycle, floating film/slick could be an important target for possible future in situ explorations 62 . And, much more speculatively, it could harbor an original "exobiological" activity.…”

Bubble streams in Titan’s seas as a product of liquid N2 + CH4 + C2H6 cryogenic mixture

“…Since, nitrogen exsolution in the deepest parts of Titan's seas can represent a potential hazard for an in situ exploration 31,32 , future laboratory experiments, specifically designed to study these ternary equilibria, would be extremely useful. As a priority, the existence of LLVEs, found in past experiments has to be confirmed by modern measurements 33,34 .…”