Cassini: Titan Flyby on Jan 30, 2012

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Cassini
Titan Flyby (T-81): Back to the South
Jan. 30, 2012

T-81: Back to the South

On this high-altitude encounter, the imaging science subsystem (ISS)
performs high-resolution observations along Titan's leading hemisphere
at high southern latitudes, including a late view of Ontario Lacus
before the Sun sets for southern winter. This is one of ISS' so-called
"10-pointer" flybys, i.e. one of the two scientifically most significant
Titan flybys for ISS during the Solstice mission. ISS will also ride
along with the composite infrared spectrometer's (CIRS') inbound high
phase angle observations and CIRS' outbound observations over Titan's
anti-Saturnian hemisphere at low phase angles. This encounter is one of
the last views of Titan's high southern latitudes. The visible and
infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) will ride along with ISS to look
for lakes in the South Pole area.

Titan Flyby at a Glance


Titan Flyby
Jan. 30, 2012 [SCET)

Altitude
19,343 miles (31,131 kilometers)

Speed
12,000 mph (5.4 km/sec)

+ Quick-Look Facts (PDF, 518 KB)
<http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/files/20120130_Titan81_flyby_quicklook.pdf>