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Posted by baalke on March 22, 2007, 12:43 pm
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http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/events/titan20070326/index.cfm
Cassini Set to 'Peek-a-Boo' Titan on Next Flyby
Cassini returns to Titan on March 26, at an altitude of 1,010
kilometers
(628 miles). The spacecraft will pass behind Titan for approximately
35
minutes. This is called an occultation, and it's Cassini's version of
"peek-a-boo". A signal from the spacecraft will bounce off Titan's
surface and be received on Earth. This signal will tell scientists
more
about Titan's surface.
The flyby will also include more temperature mapping, global mapping,
and imaging in the ultraviolet and infrared regions.
Titan Flyby
Mar. 26, 2007 (SCET)
Mar. 25, 2007 (PST)
Altitude
1010 km (628 miles)
Speed
6.2 km/sec (13,940 mph)
Details
+ Mission Description PDF (1.0 MB)
<http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/products/pdfs/
20070326_titan_mission_description.pdf>
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