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New raw images on October 15, 2009 (rev. 119)
ngunn
post Oct 15 2009, 11:57 AM
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Presumably these images show Tethys fully sunlit. So what are the other light sources producing the topographic shading? I'm guessing the principal secondary souce (from the left) must be Saturn, but on the right side the craters are shaded the other way, suggesting a third source.

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- ngunn   New raw images on October 15, 2009 (rev. 119)   Oct 15 2009, 11:57 AM
- - ugordan   Looks like low phase images with only sunlight pro...   Oct 15 2009, 12:06 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   For the first time for some months Cassini has obt...   Oct 15 2009, 12:09 PM
- - ngunn   That's odd Gordan, I really can't agree th...   Oct 15 2009, 12:22 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   It's interesting to compare these new images o...   Oct 15 2009, 12:50 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ Oct 15 2009, 02:50...   Oct 15 2009, 01:32 PM
- - alan   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 15 2009, 06:57 AM) , b...   Oct 15 2009, 01:42 PM
- - ngunn   I have attached an image with two boxes. From what...   Oct 15 2009, 01:44 PM
- - Phil Stooke   2002 (pre-cassini) report on the same phenomenon.....   Oct 15 2009, 01:48 PM
- - ngunn   Thank you all! My imaginary light sources have...   Oct 15 2009, 01:56 PM
- - ngunn   Looking at the Tethys mosaic map there is no sign ...   Oct 15 2009, 02:29 PM
|- - scalbers   QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 15 2009, 02:29 PM) Loo...   Oct 15 2009, 09:20 PM
- - Sunspot   That new Enceladus image is beautiful.   Oct 15 2009, 02:32 PM
- - jasedm   Beautiful!! - I think there may be more Rh...   Oct 15 2009, 08:19 PM
- - HughFromAlice   Yes, beautiful images. To me the image of Enceladu...   Oct 16 2009, 03:23 AM
|- - MarkG   In regards to the Enceladus picture... A detail I...   Oct 16 2009, 05:33 PM
- - S_Walker   I just love having the privilege of downloading th...   Oct 16 2009, 01:28 PM
|- - ustrax   Mamma! That's making my head spin! ...   Oct 16 2009, 01:37 PM
|- - S_Walker   QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 16 2009, 09:37 AM) Ma...   Oct 16 2009, 01:57 PM
- - cbcnasa   I will look for the Jan. issue. The quality of the...   Oct 16 2009, 04:05 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The Tethys color image is beautiful... and note th...   Oct 16 2009, 05:20 PM
- - S_Walker   Here's a mosaic of four images of Tethys taken...   Oct 16 2009, 05:51 PM
- - scalbers   The shading looks more consistent across the above...   Oct 16 2009, 07:47 PM
- - S_Walker   Final UV/G/IR mosaic from 10/15. Interestingly, th...   Oct 16 2009, 07:49 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (S_Walker @ Oct 16 2009, 09:49 PM) ...   Oct 16 2009, 08:18 PM
- - S_Walker   Here are two composites of Rhea from the new data;...   Oct 16 2009, 11:15 PM
- - S_Walker   RE: New raw images on October 15, 2009 (rev. 119)   Oct 16 2009, 11:17 PM
|- - tedstryk   Beautiful work! Sean, welcome to UMSF!   Oct 17 2009, 02:47 AM
- - S_Walker   Thanks Ted. Question: what software package are y...   Oct 17 2009, 01:06 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Adding to that last point... I could really use a ...   Oct 17 2009, 01:14 PM
|- - scalbers   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 17 2009, 01:14 P...   Oct 24 2009, 06:00 PM
- - Floyd   A really nice series of images of Tethys, the ring...   Oct 17 2009, 03:26 PM
- - elakdawalla   I think it's Prometheus, but it doesn't se...   Oct 17 2009, 03:44 PM
|- - ugordan   There are two moons visible. One could be Promethe...   Oct 17 2009, 04:11 PM
|- - ugordan   Jay Mayor running Lights in the Dark animated that...   Oct 18 2009, 05:17 PM
- - Floyd   Wow! Thanks ugordan, now I finally see the thi...   Oct 18 2009, 06:46 PM
|- - J. Major   QUOTE (Floyd @ Oct 18 2009, 01:46 PM) Wow...   Oct 20 2009, 01:17 AM
- - Ant103   Beautiful and stuning images you made here . Join...   Oct 18 2009, 09:17 PM
- - Shaka   This belongs in the Louvre, Ant!   Oct 18 2009, 09:53 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Beautiful Ant! And now for you, here is the F...   Oct 18 2009, 11:12 PM

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