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Cassini's Close Look At Tethys
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 21, 2005 This map of the surface of Saturn's moon Tethys illustrates the regions that will be imaged by Cassini during the spacecraft's close flyby of the moon on Sept. 24, 2005. At closest approach, the spacecraft is expected to pass approximately 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) above the moon's surface. Tethys is 1,071 kilometers (665 miles) across. The colored lines delineate the regions that will be imaged at differing resolutions, listed in the legend at bottom. The new high-resolution coverage will reveal details on the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Tethys, including parts of the giant Ithaca Chasma canyon system. Imaging scientists also are hoping to obtain images of an ancient ridge east of Ithaca Chasma, as well as a section of terrain just west of the giant rift that appeared to be unusually smooth in NASA Voyager images. This flyby is also focused on gathering high-resolution imaging data of the moon's southern polar region. The map was made from images obtained by both the Cassini and Voyager spacecraft. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Cassini-Huygens at JPL Cassini Imaging Team SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Explore The Ring World of Saturn and her moons Jupiter and its Moons The million outer planets of a star called Sol News Flash at Mercury
Cassini Images Halo Around Titanic Moon Off Saturn
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 27, 2005With its thick, distended atmosphere, Titan's orange globe shines softly, encircled by a thin halo of purple light-scattering haze. |
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