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SAR or other Radar investigation of Saturn
Guest_Max Power_*
post Nov 7 2009, 09:20 AM
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Will Cassini ever do a radar survey of Saturn proper?

Due to declining fuel and RTG power, the ability to do so decreases with time.

It is my understanding that in the Equinox orbits that there is a possibility for up to 3 close approaches of the dark side with RADAR in its lower resolution modes.

It is also my understanding that not that much reprogramming would be needed -- as the radar system has been fully mastered.

The risks of doing a radar swath would not increase substantially, versus any other close moon approach.


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- Max Power   SAR or other Radar investigation of Saturn   Nov 7 2009, 09:20 AM
- - djellison   What mode of Radar, and for what purpose. What qu...   Nov 7 2009, 09:41 AM
|- - Max Power   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 7 2009, 01:41 AM) ...   Nov 7 2009, 09:54 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Max Power @ Nov 7 2009, 09:54 AM) ...   Nov 7 2009, 10:03 AM
|- - Max Power   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 7 2009, 02:03 AM) ...   Nov 7 2009, 10:33 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Max Power @ Nov 7 2009, 10:33 AM) ...   Nov 7 2009, 04:41 PM
- - ngunn   I know the numbers don't reflect current membe...   Nov 7 2009, 09:57 AM
- - imipak   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 7 2009, 11:03 AM) ...   Nov 7 2009, 03:05 PM
- - Greg Hullender   This might be more interesting during those final ...   Nov 8 2009, 01:28 AM
- - nprev   Yeah...I was thinking that a SAR pass of the rings...   Nov 8 2009, 01:42 AM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 7 2009, 05:42 PM) . . ...   Nov 8 2009, 04:57 AM
- - alan   OT: just noticed the forum passed a milestone, Max...   Nov 8 2009, 02:36 AM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (alan @ Nov 7 2009, 06:36 PM) OT: j...   Nov 10 2009, 04:59 PM
- - nprev   Thanks for the reminder, Greg. I've no doubt t...   Nov 8 2009, 09:00 AM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 8 2009, 01:00 AM) Than...   Nov 8 2009, 04:01 PM
- - djellison   FWIW - current actual members = 2142. So 2850+ re...   Nov 8 2009, 10:31 AM
|- - sgendreau   QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 8 2009, 02:31 AM) ...   Nov 8 2009, 03:11 PM
- - rlorenz   QUOTE (Max Power @ Nov 7 2009, 04:20 AM) ...   Nov 8 2009, 12:07 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (rlorenz @ Nov 8 2009, 04:07 AM) We...   Nov 8 2009, 07:43 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (rlorenz @ Nov 8 2009, 04:07 AM) We...   Nov 10 2009, 05:02 PM
|- - Den   QUOTE (rlorenz @ Nov 8 2009, 01:07 PM) We...   Nov 16 2009, 02:56 PM
|- - rlorenz   QUOTE (Den @ Nov 16 2009, 09:56 AM) There...   Dec 23 2009, 01:39 AM
- - machi   I think, that there is possibility of some radar r...   Nov 8 2009, 06:23 PM
- - nprev   Certainly, but how much useful information can be ...   Nov 8 2009, 07:21 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 8 2009, 11:21 AM) Cert...   Nov 9 2009, 04:36 PM
- - vjkane   I believe that a key goal of the termination orbit...   Nov 9 2009, 08:35 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (vjkane @ Nov 9 2009, 12:35 PM) I b...   Nov 10 2009, 01:49 AM
- - nprev   QUOTE My guess is not nearly enough to justify suc...   Nov 10 2009, 02:37 AM

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