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Cassini
Titan Flyby
October 12,2009
T-62: Studying Titan's Atmosphere and Retuning to the Plane
Studying Titan's clouds and atmosphere in the south, the Ultraviolet
Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) and the Visible and Infrared Mapping
Spectrometer (VIMS) observe the sun's light as it passes behind Titan.
This flyby also marks Cassini's return to a more equatorial orbit,
setting up the spacecraft for future close encounters with icy moons.
Titan Flyby
Oct. 12, 2009 (SCET)
*Altitude*
1300 kilometers (808 miles)
*Speed*
6.0 km/sec (13,400 mph)
*Details*
+ Mission Description PDF (535 KB)
<http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/files/
20091012_titan_mission_description.pdf>
Cassini
Titan Flyby
October 12,2009
T-62: Studying Titan's Atmosphere and Retuning to the Plane
Studying Titan's clouds and atmosphere in the south, the Ultraviolet
Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) and the Visible and Infrared Mapping
Spectrometer (VIMS) observe the sun's light as it passes behind Titan.
This flyby also marks Cassini's return to a more equatorial orbit,
setting up the spacecraft for future close encounters with icy moons.
Titan Flyby
Oct. 12, 2009 (SCET)
*Altitude*
1300 kilometers (808 miles)
*Speed*
6.0 km/sec (13,400 mph)
*Details*
+ Mission Description PDF (535 KB)
<http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/files/
20091012_titan_mission_description.pdf>