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http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/f...titan20090724/

Cassini
Titan Flyby (T-59) - July 24, 2009

On this flyby Titan is in the pre-midnight region of Saturnās
magnetosphere, and the spacecraft's trajectory will cross over this
moon's south pole.

For only the third time during a Titan flyby, the Cassini Plasma
Spectrometer (CAPS) is the primary instrument. During the flyby the
instrument will collect a full sampling of the inbound interaction
region inside of 12 Titan radii. CAPS will also take part in a
combined
observation with the Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) at
closest
approach of Titan's ionosphere.

INMS makes a prime observation on the night side of Titan at high
Southern latitudes. This is one of two high Southern latitude passes
that will help fill in the latitude coverage of Titan's atmosphere.

In addition, a Synthetic Apeture Radar (SAR) swath runs parallel to
observations in the T55-58 southern hemisphere mapping sequence
covering
south polar terrain.


Titan Flyby
July 24, 2009 (SCET)

Altitude
955 kilometers (593 miles)

Speed
6.0 km/sec (13,400 mph)

Details
+ Mission Description PDF (1.0 MB)
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/files/
20090724_titan_mission_description.pdf

 




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