Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992esasp.338..215b&link_type=abstract
In ESA, Symposium on Titan p 215-219 (SEE N92-32348 23-91)
Physics
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Cassini Mission, Imaging Spectrometers, Infrared Spectrometers, Planetary Surfaces, Satellite Atmospheres, Surface Properties, Titan, Cloud Physics, Haze, Hydrocarbons, Near Infrared Radiation, Planetary Mapping, Stellar Occultation, Stratosphere
Scientific paper
The scientific objectives and observational scenarios of the Cassini/Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) Mission at Titan are addressed. The VIMS represents a powerful and effective means to both investigate, in four dimensions (latitude, longitude, altitude, and time), Titan's atmospheric structure and to map the near infrared spectral character of Titan's surface. Its broad spectral coverage from 0.35 to 5.1 micrometers together with its significant spectral resolution allows it to determine minor constituent distributions and cloud optical/microphysical properties from the surface to several hundred km. A promising means of obtaining high vertical resolution stratospheric profiles of hydrocarbons, oxides, and hazes via stellar occultation observations is discussed.
Baines Kevin Hays
Bibring Jean-Pierre
Brown Harvey R.
Buratti Bonnie Jean
Carusi Andrea
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