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Cassini's August 22 Titan Flyby.
Byline: Staff Writers
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 23 (SPX) -- On Monday, Aug. 22, the Cassini spacecraft zoomed by Titan at about 3,669 kilometers (2,280 miles) above the moon's surface. Raw images are expected Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 23.
This map of Titan's surface illustrates the regions that will be imaged by Cassini during the spacecraft's close flyby of Titan on Aug. 22, 2005.
At closest approach, the spacecraft is expected to pass approximately 3,800 kilometers (2,360 miles) above the moon's surface. At 5,150 kilometers (3,200 miles) across, Titan is one of the solar system's largest moons.
The colored lines delineate the regions that will be imaged at differing resolutions.
As Cassini continues its reconnaissance of Titan, maps of this haze-enshrouded world continue to improve. Images from this flyby will sharpen the moderate resolution coverage of terrain on the side of Titan that always faces Saturn.
The highest resolution image planned for this encounter will cover a 215-kilometer-wide (134-mile) bright feature provisionally named "Bazaruto Facula". (A facula is the name chosen to denote a bright spot on Titan.)
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