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
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First periapse (left); second periapse (right). Click on above images to enlarge
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Water Neutral Densities in the Rings
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Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge
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Water Ion Densities in the Rings
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Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge
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Icy Satellites Water Neutral Density
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First periapse (left); second periapse (right). Click on above images to enlarge
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Icy Satellites Water Ion Density
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First periapse (left); second periapse (right). Click on above images to enlarge
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Total Water Neutral Densities From the Rings and Icy Satellites
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Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge
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Total Water Ion Densities From the Rings and Icy Satellites
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Only SOI; second periapse does not pass through the rings. Click on above image to enlarge
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