[astro-ph.EP] Previous ALMA observations have revealed unexpectedly strong and rapid variations in Titan’s high-altitude equatorial zonal winds, which present a challenge to our understanding of this moon’s atmospheric dynamics.
![Color maps showing statistical uncertainties on the line-of-sight CH3CN Doppler shifts, for four epochs (2016-08-19 to 2022-08-01). Titan’s wireframe grid is shown for each epoch, with the spatial resolution (elliptical beam FWHM) indicated lower left.-- [astro-ph.EP]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Temporal-Variability.png?resize=1200%2C735&ssl=1)
[astro-ph.EP] Previous ALMA observations have revealed unexpectedly strong and rapid variations in Titan’s high-altitude equatorial zonal winds, which present a challenge to our understanding of this moon’s atmospheric dynamics.