Albedo and color maps of the Saturnian satellites

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(90)90138-Y· OSTI ID:6315244

Buratti, B J; Mosher, J A; Johnson, T V ^[1]

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1. JPL, Pasadena, CA (USA)

The paper discusses the production of maps of the albedos and colors of Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea over the full range of their imaged surfaces. Voyager images were used to prepare maps of the normal reflectances and color ratios (0.58/0.41 micron) of these satelites. 67 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6315244
• Journal Information: Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA), Vol. 87; ISSN 0019-1035
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
SATURN PLANET
SATELLITES
ALBEDO
COLOR
IMAGES
MAPS
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
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