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T34 (July 19, 2007)
remcook
post Jul 13 2007, 11:05 AM
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Mission description online: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/prod...description.pdf

..and the return of the playback list smile.gif
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post Aug 8 2007, 02:02 PM
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QUOTE (T34 Mission Description)
During that period, the Cassini HGA boresight is continuously maneuvered to point to the region on Titan's surface where mirror-like (specular) reflection, if detectable, can be observed at the NASA DSN ground receiving stations at Goldstone and Canberra. The T34 experiment enjoys the unique advantage of an observation geometry near the Brewster angle of likely surface compositions throughout the 65 minutes observation period. This special geometry allows unambiguous determination of the surface dielectric constant, and hence its physical state and properties, from simultaneous measurement of the RCP and LCP (right and left circularly polarized, respectively) echo components, if detectable.

The Cassini Events log said that these observations were very successful. I'm not holding my breath waiting for analysis - well I guess I am - but I suspect the team will mull over these data for some time before publishing. Titan hasn't failed to surprise us yet.
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- remcook   T34 (July 19, 2007)   Jul 13 2007, 11:05 AM
- - ugordan   Now THAT is an equatorial flyby!   Jul 13 2007, 02:08 PM
- - elakdawalla   Woo hoo! Delighted to see those playback time...   Jul 13 2007, 04:44 PM
|- - alan   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jul 13 2007, 11:44 A...   Jul 14 2007, 05:13 PM
- - Littlebit   QUOTE (T34 Description)During that period, the Cas...   Jul 13 2007, 05:11 PM
- - Stu   Looking forward to that. Apologies if I've m...   Jul 13 2007, 07:26 PM
- - alan   New Titan image are up. http://saturn.jpl.nasa....   Jul 20 2007, 07:21 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (alan @ Jul 20 2007, 12:21 PM) New ...   Jul 20 2007, 08:38 PM
- - Juramike   Cool-o! Here is a context image: http://satu...   Jul 20 2007, 07:48 PM
- - Juramike   Context image coupled with Fensal-Aztlan mosaic sh...   Jul 20 2007, 08:38 PM
- - Juramike   No way! (meant in a non-combatitive "O...   Jul 20 2007, 08:42 PM
- - alan   Juramike, your context image was taken before clos...   Jul 20 2007, 09:17 PM
- - Juramike   Hmmm....Well, it looks like this particular area i...   Jul 22 2007, 02:43 PM
- - Littlebit   QUOTE (T34 Mission Description)During that period,...   Aug 8 2007, 02:02 PM

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