Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Pluto Surface Observations 1: NH Post-Encounter Phase, 1 Aug 2015- 10 Oct 2015 |
Aug 1 2015, 05:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This topic will contain images & discussion of same as they arrive during the extended download period. Similar threads will be opened in coming months as required as acquired data & discussion proceeds.
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Aug 8 2015, 09:29 AM
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With the use of map
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/uploads...19373_thumb.png I simulate the frame http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/soc/Pluto-Encounte...0x632_sci_3.jpg and got a picture (To comparision the original frame are placed in the last right and difference between the original and the simulated image can be seen on an middle picture) There is some distortion of the image is apparently due to the different definitions of the rotation axis and the longitude, as well as slight map distortion. As for the range of longitudes, as the system rotates the illuminated night half will sometimes be better placed for viewing, sometimes less so. Light bleed from the sunlit crescent will be a problem, so when the Charonshine region is adjacent to the sunlit crescent we should have better viewing geometry but worse light pollution. When it's opposite the sunlit crescent it will be foreshortened but less contaminated. So a lot depends on the timing of imaging. I would like to see some simulations of this. Also I plan to simulate other LORRI and MVIC frames (include Charonshine frames)... |
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