Mimas - Voyager 1

Saturn's satellite Mimas from 127,000 km

Mimas
Voyager 1 image of Saturn's satellite Mimas. This image was taken from a distance of 127,000 km with a resolution of 1 km/pixel. Mimas is 400 km in diameter. The south pole is at the center of the terminator. Of the major satellites, Mimas orbits closest to Saturn. (Voyager 1, FDS 34944.21)
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High resolution tiff file (1.0 Mb)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1980-11-13 T 00:02:09
Distance/Range (km): 127,150.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -66./321.
Orbit(s): flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 0.424 x 0.424
Filter: clear
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VG_0004
NASA Image ID number: FDS 34944.21
Other Image ID number: Picno 0025S1+000
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-084A-01J
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 77-084A-01Q
Other ID: N/A

Updated 11 March 2003, DRW.