Grand Finale part 1, F ring orbits |
Grand Finale part 1, F ring orbits |
Nov 29 2016, 11:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
With its second to last swing by Titan the curtain has now opened on Cassini's final act. What wonders will we see in the rings?
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Mar 15 2017, 01:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2090 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Thanks for the explanation, jasedm. I suppose closest approach probably gives so little time to make a large mosaic and be lucky enough to catch the moon. Near the periapse of Saturn orbit is a pretty different situation from the leisurely pace of Rosetta approaching 67P or Habausa and Itokawa...
On a related note, does the spacecraft still use the HGA as a shield whenever crossing the ring-plane, like during SOI in 2004? Is that why the Pan encounter movie has a break just before/after the ridge would be edge-on? |
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