Most Recent Articles: Planetary Sciencehttps://planetary-science.springeropen.comMost Recent Articles: Planetary ScienceProduction and global transport of Titan’s sand particleshttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-015-0004-yPrevious authors have suggested that Titan’s individual sand particles form by either sintering or by lithification and erosion. We suggest two new mechanisms for the production of Titan’s organic sand particl...Original ResearchWed, 17 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-015-0004-yJason W Barnes, Ralph D Lorenz, Jani Radebaugh, Alexander G Hayes, Karl Arnold and Clayton Chandler2015-06-17T00:00:00ZCassini/VIMS observes rough surfaces on Titan’s Punga Mare in specular reflectionhttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-014-0003-4Cassini/VIMS high-phase specular observations of Titan’s north pole during the T85 flyby show evidence for isolated patches of rough liquid surface within the boundaries of the sea Punga Mare. The roughness shows...Original ResearchThu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-014-0003-4Jason W Barnes, Christophe Sotin, Jason M Soderblom, Robert H Brown, Alexander G Hayes, Mark Donelan, Sebastien Rodriguez, Stéphane Le Mouélic, Kevin H Baines and Thomas B McCord2014-08-21T00:00:00ZThe past and present Earth-Moon system: the speed of light stays steady as tides evolvehttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-014-0002-5Tides induce a semimajor axis rate of +38.08 ± 0.19 mm/yr, corresponding to an acceleration of the Moon’s orbital mean longitude of −25.82 ± 0.13 "/cent2, as determined by the analysis of 43 yr of Lunar Laser Ran...Original researchFri, 04 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-014-0002-5James G Williams, Slava G Turyshev and Dale H Boggs2014-04-04T00:00:00ZEvolution of the earth – moon systemhttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-014-0001-6No abstract.EditorialFri, 04 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13535-014-0001-6Murthy S Gudipati2014-04-04T00:00:00ZGigapixel optical microscopy for meteorite characterizationhttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/2191-2521-2-3We present an automated microscopy system for the optical characterization of meteorite thin sections. The system employs focus-stacking and high-dynamic range imaging to facilitate high-contrast and unpolishe...Original researchTue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://planetary-science.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/2191-2521-2-3Ryan C Ogliore and Christine E Jilly2013-10-08T00:00:00Z