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 |
Feb 20 2010, 04:29 AM
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Holy moly are these back-to-back flybys of Rhea and Helene going to ROCK!!!! Jason's Rev 127 looking ahead article has all the details. Wispy terrain high-res mosaic -- close look at putative impact sites of former ring particles -- MIMI attempt to confirm presence of Rhea ring -- Imaging of pretty much all of Helene using Saturnshine to illuminate sub-Saturn hemisphere on approach, sunshine on anti-Saturn hemisphere on departure -- departure shots will be against Saturn as a backdrop -- C/A shots will use skeet shoot technique derived for Encelauds -- etc. etc. --
I can't wait!! Thanks Jason for the preview!!! -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Feb 28 2010, 02:27 PM
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Quick, dirty gif of a mutual event with Dione and ... Rhea?
(That guess is based off what I found in Celestia I suspect it's Cassini trajectory is out of date.) -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Feb 28 2010, 08:57 PM
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a mutual event with Dione and ... Rhea? From the Rev127 Looking Ahead article: "Also on February 24, Cassini will observe Dione partially occult Enceladus and its south polar plume. During this observation, Dione will be 2.04 million kilometers (1.27 million miles) away from Cassini and Enceladus 2.27 million kilometers (1.41 million miles) away." -------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Mar 2 2010, 10:04 PM
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