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Cassini SOI Fly Throughs

A. Brecht & S. A. Ledvina

The First & Second Periapse Through Solid Renderings

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The plots below have come from codes which simulate what Cassini might fly through in it's first orbit around Saturn. The chosen time periods were Cassini's first two periapsis. A periapse is the closet approach an object has to another object. The first periapse is the closest Cassini gets to Saturn (July 1, 2004) and the second periapse is the second time Cassini gets close to Saturn (November 29, 2004).

OH Neutral Density Plots

First periapse (left); second periapse (right). Click on above images to enlarge

Water Neutral Densities in the Rings

Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge

Water Ion Densities in the Rings

Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge

Icy Satellites Water Neutral Density

First periapse (left); second periapse (right). Click on above images to enlarge

Icy Satellites Water Ion Density

First periapse (left); second periapse (right). Click on above images to enlarge

Total Water Neutral Densities From the Rings and Icy Satellites

Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge

Total Water Ion Densities From the Rings and Icy Satellites

Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge

 
 

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