'rock' satellite flybys, The next ten weeks |
'rock' satellite flybys, The next ten weeks |
May 16 2008, 06:37 PM
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Cassini's orbits are now averaging 8-9 days apiece as the end of the prime mission approaches, and according to information posted on this forum, Cassini approaches within 75,000km of various 'rock' satellites EIGHTEEN times in the next ten weeks.
These flybys include the closest remaining encounters with Daphnis, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, and Pallene (all of these sub-30,000km). Many close moon-encounters fall during Saturn eclipse, and there are many competing experiments around periapse, but hopefully there will be some planned ISS observations of these small moons at or around closest-approach... |
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May 18 2008, 02:18 PM
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Some long range images (around 350,000km ) of Janus have just been posted example here
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