Enceladus-3 (March 12, 2008) |
Enceladus-3 (March 12, 2008) |
Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Feb 24 2006, 09:12 PM
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Excerpt from Cassini Significant Events for 02/16/06 - 02/22/06:
"As mentioned in previous weeks, the project has been working on adopting a new reference trajectory in order to raise the minimum Titan flyby altitude for various encounters. Today the project reached a decision to proceed with the 'optocc2' trajectory. Additional work is still to be performed before delivery of the final files. This will include minor tweaks that have been analyzed in other trajectories, adjusting orbit 68 timing, and capture of an Enceladus plume occultation on orbit 28." For the record, the new reference trajectory will result in an even more spectacular Enceladus-3 flyby [61EN (t) E3] on March 12, 2008. |
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Guest_BruceMoomaw_* |
Mar 29 2006, 01:11 AM
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Can you tell us anything more about just what they plan to accomplish with such a low-altitude flyby?
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Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Mar 29 2006, 06:10 PM
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Can you tell us anything more about just what they plan to accomplish with such a low-altitude flyby? The precise science observing schedule is still TBD, which is not surprising due to fact that 61En has brand new flyby geometry. As EccentricAnomaly pointed out earlier in this thread, one of the working assumptions is that INMS will be pointed to RAM near or during C/A, so I presume INMS plume data is going to be a high-level goal, assuming, of course, the 25 km figure holds up. I'll only note in passing that the Rev-28 Enceladus RSS plume occultation is shaping up to be a very important observation. |
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