The longevity of Cassini's exploration of Saturn's atmosphere (a third of a Saturnian year) means that we have been able to track the seasonal evolution of atmospheric temperatures, chemistry and cloud opacity over almost every season, from solstice to solstice and from perihelion to aphelion. ...
Saturn satellitessatellitesSatellites surfacessurfacesSpectroscopyThe surface composition of Titan is of great importance for understanding both the internal evolution of Titan and its atmosphere. The Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) investigation on Cassini is observing Titan from 0.35 to...
Fletcher, L.N. (2007c) Saturn's atmosphere: Structure and composition from Cassini/CIRS. PhD dissertation. University of Oxford, UKFletcher, L. N. Saturn's Atmosphere: Structure and Composition from Cassini/CIRS. PhD thesis, University of Oxford, 2007....
of craters near its poles). Triton’s low mass is likely aconsequenceof a predominantly water-ice interior surrounding a denser rocky core. Nevertheless, its meandensityof 2.06 grams per cubic cm is higher than that measured for any of the satellites ofSaturnor Uranus and is surpassed among ...