Final Mimas and Enceladus atlases derived from Cassini-ISS images
June 1, 2018
The Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on-board Cassini took a few high-resolution images of the icy Saturnian satellites Mimas and Enceladus over the last seven years of the Cassini mission during non-targeted flybys. We used the new Mimas images to improve the existing semi-controlled mosaic of Mimas. A new controlled Enceladus mosaic was published recently (Bland et al., 2015; Bland et al. in prep.). Both new mosaics are the baseline for improved atlases of Mimas in three tiles with a map scale of 1:1,000,000 and Enceladus in 15 tiles with a map scale of 1:400,000. The nomenclature for both satellites was proposed by the Cassini-ISS team and approved by the IAU.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2018 |
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Title | Final Mimas and Enceladus atlases derived from Cassini-ISS images |
DOI | 10.1016/j.pss.2018.05.021 |
Authors | Thomas Roatsch, E. Kersten, K.-D. Matz, Michael T. Bland, Tammy L. Becker, Gerald Wesley Patterson, C. Porco |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Planetary and Space Sciences |
Index ID | 70212481 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Astrogeology Science Center |