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Jovian and Saturnian satellites
Reviews of Geophysics, 1987The years 1983‐1987 follow mankind's epochal first spacecraft encounters with the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. Possibly the most spectacular “discoveries” there were the diversity and level of geological activity on the satellites that circle each.
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Impact cratering history of the Saturnian satellites
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1985The impact crater flux history of the Saturnian system has been estimated based on observed crater density data from the satellite surfaces, cratering data for the terrestrial planets, and theory. The proposed cratering flux has an history similar to that for the inner solar system: an initial very high cratering rate which exponentially decayed during
J. B. Plescia, J. M. Boyce
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Albedo and color maps of the Saturnian satellites
Icarus, 1990The paper discusses the production of maps of the albedos and colors of Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea over the full range of their imaged surfaces. Voyager images were used to prepare maps of the normal reflectances and color ratios (0.58/0.41 micron) of these satelites.
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Modeling Issues Concerning Motion of the Saturnian Satellites
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 1999A study is performed to find the minimum-order model that can achieve an accuracy of 1 km in the dynamic propagation of the Saturnian satellites over a period of four years. The need for such an investigation has risen out of recent advances in the accuracy of orbit determination techniques that are to be used in the Cassini mission.
Steven G. Tragesser, James M. Longuski
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Astrometric observations of the main Saturnian satellites from 2004 to 2014 based on Gaia DR3
Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962), 2023D. Yan, R. Qiao, H.Y. Zhang, Y. Yu
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The libration of the saturnian satellite dione B
Icarus, 1981Previously published positions of Dione B are combined with new observations reported in this paper to determine its motion. The data are fit to the analytic solution of Erdi (1978) to derive the parameters of the libratory motion. The satellite oscillates about the leading equilateral libration point (L4) of Dione with a period of 785.0 + or - 0.5 ...
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A new Saturnian satellite near Dione's L4 point
Icarus, 1980A new satellite of Saturn, discovered by Laques and Lecacheux, has been observed on a number of occasions and its orbit determined. It has a period of 2.73614 plus or minus 0.00006 days and occupies the leading Lagrangian point (L4) of Dione. A second object has been observed on one night which may be near the L5 point of Dione.
H.J. Reitsema, B.A. Smith, S.M. Larson
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Shapes of the saturnian icy satellites and their significance
Icarus, 2007The sizes and shapes of six icy saturnian satellites have been measured from Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) data, employing limb coordinates and stereogrammetric control points. Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione and Rhea are well described by triaxial ellipsoids; Iapetus is best represented by an oblate spheroid.
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Voyager disk resolved photometry of the Saturnian satellites
Icarus, 1984The scattering properties of the icy satellites of Saturn are studied. Scans of intensity along the photometric equator near opposition are analyzed, and disk-resolved measurements of intensity are fitted to simple photometric functions. Histograms of the albedo distribution across the satellite disks are constructed, and the geometric albedos are ...
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