Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufm.p21c..05k&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #P21C-05
Physics
[2732] Magnetospheric Physics / Magnetosphere Interactions With Satellites And Rings, [6280] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Saturnian Satellites
Scientific paper
On February 13, 2010, Cassini flew by Mimas at a distance of ~ 10,000 km. Remote sensing instruments reported observing variations of composition and/or texture on the surface of Mimas. In addition, Cassini’s infrared spectrometer observed hotter temperatures on the trailing side of Mimas. At this large distance, the local interaction of Mimas with Saturn’s magnetosphere cannot be studied with data from the in-situ instruments. However, the background field and plasma data collected near the CA approach provide vital information on the environment that Mimas inhabits. We will use the information collected by the magnetometer, energetic particle instrument, plasma instrument and plasma wave instrument to place limits on the energy flux received by Mimas from the corotating plasma and compare it to other sources of energy received by Mimas. In addition, we will investigate how the cold plasma interaction (and MeV ion interaction) affect Mimas’s surface to understand the properties of its regolith.
Cassidy Timothy A.
Dougherty K. M. K. M.
Gurnett Donald A.
Khurana Krishan K.
Paranicas Chris
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