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Cassini: Enceladus Flyby on Nov 21

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Cassini
Enceladus Flyby - Nov. 21, 2009

E-8: Cassini Returns to the Tiger Stripes

On Nov. 21 Cassini will again fly by Enceladus, this time with a very
different geometry, approaching within 1,606 kilometers (997.9 miles) of
the surface. The closest approach will occur over 82 degrees south
latitude.

The spacecraft will again be under the control of thrusters during the
flyby, to allow for precise tracking of surface features during
closest-approach; the Composit Infrared Spectrograph (CIRS) instrument
will make a map of thermal emission from the tiger stripe Baghdad Sulcus.

This is the eighth targeted flyby of Enceladus; the flyby is sometimes
referred to as "E-8."

Enceladus Flyby
Nov. 21, 2009 (SCET)

Altitude
1,606 kilometers (998 miles)

Speed
7.7 km/sec (17,200 mph)

Details
+ Mission Description (PDF, 1.2 MB)
<http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/files/20091102-21_enceladus_mission_description.pdf>

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