Rhea Nontargeted Encounter Rev 102 (Feb 2, 2009)

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Feb 16 2009, 01:12 AM

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I've finally gotten around to piecing together the five mosaics from the 2 February pass. The fractured terrain is seen in excellent detail, and under better lighting conditions than the August 2006 encounter. It also looks like some new polar territory is covered in the first couple of mosaics.

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Exploitcorporati... Exploitcorporations View Member Profile	Feb 17 2009, 10:26 AM Post #2
SewingMachine Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 27-September 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 510	Yeah, I'm always impressed with the precision with which these observations are carried out, especially with Enceladus. I think that the fact that Rhea is a relatively slow-moving target helps. Four of the five observations here are six-footprint mosaics, and none of them have the gaps apparent in flybys of Tethys or Dione for example. On a side note, the similarities between Titania/Ariel and Rhea/Dione in comparison seem especially prominent with these images. Also, the linear feature in the south visible in the last view appears to be a scarp based on this and other images. What say the experts here? -------------------- ...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... Exploitcorporations on Flickr (in progress) : https://www.flickr.com/photos/135024395@N07/

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Exploitcorporations Rhea Nontargeted Encounter Rev 102 (Feb 2, 2009) Feb 16 2009, 01:12 AM

Exploitcorporations Here's the closest view at full resolution, ta... Feb 16 2009, 01:15 AM

tedstryk Wow! It is rare to get a series of mosaics li... Feb 16 2009, 08:15 PM

Exploitcorporations Yeah, I'm always impressed with the precision ... Feb 17 2009, 10:26 AM

Mariner9 Wow. Thank you, thank you, thank you for these mo... Feb 19 2009, 04:14 PM

belleraphon1 As always, Exploitcorporations, you do awesome wor... Feb 20 2009, 01:07 AM

dvandorn I agree, EC, very good work. And the interesting ... Feb 20 2009, 03:26 AM

ngunn Rhea has CHARM after all: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.g... Feb 23 2009, 02:32 PM

stevesliva Awesome presentation-- lays out the fields case fo... Feb 23 2009, 04:26 PM

scalbers QUOTE (Exploitcorporations @ Feb 16 2009, 01... Feb 28 2009, 03:04 PM

Stu Nice recognition of UMSF in a Tweet from Cassini o... Mar 4 2009, 12:33 AM

scalbers Here is an updated map with several images from Re... Apr 11 2009, 02:09 PM

scalbers ...and here's what it looks like (70% full siz... May 2 2009, 08:45 PM

scalbers Exploit's mosaics are an excellent guide for h... May 22 2009, 05:29 PM

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