Cassini: Enceladus Flyby on October 31, 2008
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- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:46:47 -0700 (PDT)
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/events/enceladus20081031/index.cfm
Enceladus Flyby - October 31, 2008
Cassini Eyes the Tiger Stripes
On Oct. 31, 2008, during the second close flyby of Enceladus of the
month, the cameras and other optical remote sensing instruments will
be
front and center, imaging the fractures that slash across the moon's
south polar region like stripes on a tiger.
Enceladus Flyby
October 31, 2008 (SCET)
Altitude
197 km (122.3 miles)
Speed
17.7 km/sec (39,600 mph)
Details
+ Mission Description PDF ( 4.0 MB )
<http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/products/pdfs/
20081009_combo-20081031_enceladus_mission_description.
pdf>
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