Compositional maps of Saturn's moon Phoebe from imaging spectroscopy

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Origin of Phoebe, which is the outermost large satellite of Saturn, is of particular interest because its inclined retrograde orbit suggests that it was gravitationally captured by Saturn having accreted outside the region of the solar nebula in which Saturn is formed. It states that it is likely that Phoebe's surface contains primitive material from the outer Solar System indicating a surface of cometary origin.

Author: Hansen, Gary, Sicardy, B., Brown, Robert H., Clark, Roger N., Jaumann, Ralf, Cruikshank, Dale P., Nelson, Robert M., Buratti, Bonnie J., McCord, Thomas B., Junine, J.Baines, K.H., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J.-P., Capaccioni, F., Cerroni, P., Coradini, A, Formisano, V., Matson, D.L., Mennella, V., Nicholson, P.D., Sotin, C., Hoefen, Todd M., Curchin, John M., Hibbits, Karl, Matz, K.-D.

Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005

Satellites, Satellites (Astronomical bodies)

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Surface composition of Hyperion

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The observation of Hyperion surface, Saturn's eighth largest icy satellite through the ultraviolet and near-infrared spectral regions revealed the low-albedo material which has spectral similarities and compositional signatures that link it with the surface of Phoebe and a hemisphere-wide superficial coating on Iapetus.

Author: Drossart, P., Sicardy, B., Jaumann, R., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J.-P., Capaccioni, F., Cerroni, P., Formisano, V., Matson, D.L., Mennella, V., Nicholson, P.D., Sotin, C., Combes, M., McCord, T.B., Buratti, B.J., Coradini, A., Brown, R.H., Baines, K.H., Cruikshank, D.P., Langevin, Y., Clark, R.N., Dalton, J.B., Ore, Dalle C.M., Bauer, J., Stephan, K., Filacchione, G., Hendrix, A.R., Hansen, C.J., Tosi, F., Meyer, A.W.

Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007

Analysis, Observations, Near infrared spectroscopy, Hyperion (Satellite)

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Release of volatiles from a possible cryovolcano from near-infrared imaging of Titan

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A report on near-infrared images of Titan, largest moon of the Saturn, obtained on 26 October 2004 by the Cassini spacecraft is presented. The images showed that a widespread methane ocean does not exist instead suggestion on the topographical variations are discussed.

Author: Soderblom, L.A., Drossart, P., Sicardy, B., Jaumann, R., Bellucci, G., Bibring, J.-P., Capaccioni, F., Cerroni, P., Formisano, V., Matson, D.L., Nicholson, P.D., Sotin, C., Nelson, R.M., Combes, M., McCord, T.B., Buratti, B.J., Coradini, A., LeMouelic, S., Brown, R.H., Baines, K.H., Cruikshank, D.P., Langevin, Y., Rodriguez, S., Clark, R.N., Scholz, C.K.

Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005

Outer space, Space exploration, Titan (Satellite)

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Subjects list: United States, Discovery and exploration, Solar system, Saturn (Planet)

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Zoology and wildlife conservation

Compositional maps of Saturn's moon Phoebe from imaging spectroscopy

Surface composition of Hyperion

Release of volatiles from a possible cryovolcano from near-infrared imaging of Titan