Rev 127 - Feb 22-Mar 12, 2010 - Rhea R2 and Helene, Also distant Iapetus |
Rev 127 - Feb 22-Mar 12, 2010 - Rhea R2 and Helene, Also distant Iapetus |
Mar 3 2010, 02:50 PM
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Really neat images!
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Mar 3 2010, 08:09 PM
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SewingMachine Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 27-September 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 510 |
-------------------- ...if you don't like my melody, i'll sing it in a major key, i'll sing it very happily. heavens! everybody's all aboard? let's take it back to that minor chord...
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Mar 3 2010, 08:20 PM
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Looks like the pointing is off
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Mar 3 2010, 08:21 PM
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IMG to PNG GOD Group: Moderator Posts: 2250 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Near fire and ice Member No.: 38 |
Well, Helene's surface certainly appears smooth as expected:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=214400 It will be interesting to see the closeups... |
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Mar 3 2010, 08:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Looks like the pointing is off Yes, but... we got a better shot of Saturn's cloudtops in return! http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=214425 -------------------- |
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Mar 3 2010, 08:29 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
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Mar 3 2010, 08:36 PM
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Looks like the pointing is off Yes, it is a bit disappointing, but have no fear! We get another flyby of this gal next year! -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Mar 3 2010, 08:43 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
I guess this will be the highest resolution view of Helene for a while, then...
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/imag...8/N00152244.jpg -------------------- |
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Mar 3 2010, 08:56 PM
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-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Mar 3 2010, 09:06 PM
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SewingMachine Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 27-September 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 510 |
I imagine that some careful compositing, a la Tempel 1, might make for some beautiful mosaics with patches of high resolution. The varied perpectives of the lower-resolution global frames are very nice too.
-------------------- ...if you don't like my melody, i'll sing it in a major key, i'll sing it very happily. heavens! everybody's all aboard? let's take it back to that minor chord...
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Mar 3 2010, 09:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3648 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Looks to me there's too much rotation to pull off a Deep Impact impactor-camera-type mosaic.
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Mar 3 2010, 09:11 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10128 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Cripes - now we've got gullies on Helene...
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Mar 3 2010, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3226 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
Phil, that sent a chuckle among the HiRISE people here
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
The Gish Bar Times - A Blog all about Jupiter's Moon Io |
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Mar 3 2010, 10:06 PM
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It just shows the standard we've come to expect from this mission that we're a tad disappointed with the images at closest approach. I'm sure the pointing commands for the follow-up flyby will be tweaked based on the results from this one, with even more spectacular results. Kudos to the Cassini team for the double-header flyby.
Incidentally, I wonder how difficult in comparison it will be to image Methone in a couple of years time. The flyby is a similar range, but Cassini will be travelling faster, and Methone is a tenth the size of Helene.... |
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Mar 3 2010, 10:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
Have we had all the Rhea images now, and if so has anybody found signs of the possibly ring related equatorial marks?
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