Saturn’s icy satellites investigated by Cassini - VIMS. V. Spectrophotometry
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114803
Abstract: Albedo, spectral slopes, and water ice band depths maps for the five midsized saturnian satellites Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea have been derived from Cassini-Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) data. The maps are… read more here.
Keywords: tethys; dione; cassini; band ... See more keywords
Survey of Thermal Plasma Composition in Saturn's Magnetosphere Using Time‐of‐Flight Data From Cassini/CAPS
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DOI: 10.1029/2017ja025085
Abstract: The Cassini spacecraft orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, and in 2006 it started exploring the deep magnetotail, reaching distances of about 68 RS (where RS is the equatorial radius of Saturn). Since Cassini covered… read more here.
Keywords: saturn; plasma composition; cassini; saturn magnetosphere ... See more keywords
Auroral Storm and Polar Arcs at Saturn—Final Cassini/UVIS Auroral Observations
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl078094
Abstract: The Cassini/UVIS, MAG and RPWS data used in this study will be soon available through the Planetary Data System (https://pds.nasa.gov). read more here.
Keywords: polar arcs; cassini; arcs saturn; auroral storm ... See more keywords
Titan's Meteorology Over the Cassini Mission: Evidence for Extensive Subsurface Methane Reservoirs
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl078170
Abstract: Cassini-Huygens mission, a cooperative endeavor of NASA; ESA; ASI; NASA; Cassini-Huygens grant [NNX13AG28G]; Institut Universitaire de France; UnivEarthS LabEx program of Sorbonne Paris Cite [ANR-10-LABX-0023, ANR-11IDEX-0005-02]; French National Research Agency [ANR-APOSTIC-11-BS56-002, ANR-12-BS05-001-3/EXO-DUNES] read more here.
Keywords: meteorology; cassini mission; cassini; meteorology cassini ... See more keywords
High-Resolution Topography of Titan Adapting the Delay/Doppler Algorithm to the Cassini RADAR Altimeter Data
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DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2019.2912575
Abstract: The Cassini RADAR altimeter has provided broad-scale surface topography data for Saturn’s largest moon Titan. Herein, we adapt the delay/Doppler algorithm to take into account Cassini geometries and antenna mispointing usually occurring during hyperbolic Titan… read more here.
Keywords: radar altimeter; cassini; delay doppler; cassini radar ... See more keywords
Compression algorithms for high-data-volume instruments on planetary missions: a case study for the Cassini mission
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.7.2.028002
Abstract: We investigated data compression algorithms to boost science data return from high-data-volume instruments on planetary missions, particularly outer solar system missions where every bit of data represents an engineering triumph of over severe constraints on… read more here.
Keywords: science; cassini; data compression; compression ... See more keywords
Comparison of keratometric measurements between color light-emitting diode topography and Scheimpflug camera
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DOI: 10.1186/s12886-019-1106-1
Abstract: BackgroundTo determine the agreement of measurements between color light-emitting diode corneal topography (Cassini) and Scheimpflug camera keratometry (Pentacam HR).MethodsThe current retrospective study investigated 117 right eyes of 117 healthy patients before cataract surgery from June… read more here.
Keywords: topography; cassini pentacam; cassini; corneal surface ... See more keywords
Cassini Spacecraft Attitude Control System Performance and Lessons Learned, 1997–2017
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a34236
Abstract: A sophisticated interplanetary spacecraft, Cassini–Huygens was launched on 15 October 1997. After achieving orbit at Saturn in 2004, Cassini collected science data throughout its four-year prime mi... read more here.
Keywords: cassini; control system; spacecraft attitude; attitude control ... See more keywords