Our landscape evolution models show that the shorelines on Titan are most consistent with Earth lakes that have been eroded by waves," says Rose Palermo, a coastal geomorphologist.
"A possible explanation for this is at the time we were observing Titan, the winds were pretty low, so there weren't many waves at that time. To confirm waves, we would need to have better resolution data," Palermo explains.
The researchers assumed shorelines on Titan could have been shaped by erosion caused by the dissolution of bedrock, but also considered wave activity as a possible scenario.
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