Enceladus - Implications of its unusual photometric properties

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Jul 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988icar...75..113b&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 75, July 1988, p. 113-126.

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Astronomical Photometry, Colorimetry, Enceladus, Voyager Project, Astronomical Photography, Geological Surveys, Image Enhancement, Planetary Geology, Planetary Mapping

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Voyager 1 and 2 images are used to ascertain the photometric properties of Enceladus up to a 43-deg phase angle. The lack of correlation noted between spectrophotometric properties and terrain type indicates that optical characteristics result from a recently-deposited, ubiquitous surface layer that may have originated on the E-ring of Saturn. Enceladus' distinctive phase and photometric functions can be accounted for by the high degree of surface multiple scattering; observations to date indicate that the Enceladus regolith's textural characteristics are similar to those of other icy satellites of Saturn.

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