Cassini stuff

Enceladus

This map was constructed by adding three Cassini images obtained during the T3 flyby to a pre-existing Voyager-based map. Click the map for a full size version. Longitude 180 is at the center of the map.

The map is preliminary, for example I didn't use any of the high resolution images.

Tethys

This map of Tethys was constructed by adding some of the Cassini Ta and Tb imagery to a Voyager-based map. Click the map for a full size version. Longitude 180 is at the center of the map.

This is a preliminary map, I only crudely corrected for the varying illumination across the images and seams are visible. Also it is impossible for me to properly calibrate the Cassini images until they get released as PDS formatted files. When these become available I plan to do a much better version.

Dione

This is a simple cylindrical map of Dione where the Cassini Tb imagery has been added to a Voyager-based map. Click the map for a full size version. Longitude 180 is at the center of the map.

This is a preliminary map, I only crudely corrected for the varying illumination across the images and seams are visible. Also it is impossible for me to properly calibrate the Cassini images until they get released as PDS formatted files. When these become available I plan to do a much better version.

The T3 Enceladus flyby

On February 16, 2005 Cassini will fly by Enceladus at a distance of rougly 1000 km. Click here to download an animation I did of this flyby (warning: almost 6 megabytes). It starts on 17 February at 03:15 UTC and ends at 03:45. The distance from Enceladus at either end of the animation is roughly 6000 km and the field of view is 16 degrees. As can be seen features that were imaged fairly well by Voyager 2 will be in view.

The E4 Enceladus flyby

This is an even closer flyby that will occur on March 9, 2005. Click here to download an animation I did of this flyby (warning: more than 5 MB). It starts on March 9, 2005 at 08:53 UTC and ends 30 minutes later at 09:23 UTC. The distance from Enceladus at the start and end is roughly 6000 km and the field of view is 22.5 degrees, i.e. larger than for the T3 animation. At closest approach Cassini will be roughly 500 km from Enceladus' surface.