Dione - Voyager 1

Saturn's satellite Dione from 620,000 km

Dione
Distinctive albedo patterns on the trailing hemisphere of Saturn's 1120 km diameter satellite, Dione, are shown in this Voyager 1 image. This portion of Dione appears fresh and smooth, in sharp contrast to the heavily cratered area on the Saturn-facing portion of the leading hemisphere. The north pole is at 1:00 on the edge of the disk. This image was taken from a distance of 620,000 km and has a resolution of 5 km/pixel. (Voyager 1, FDS 34933.38)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1980-11-12 T 15:27:45
Distance/Range (km): 622,631
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): -19.69,224.74
Orbit(s): flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view, albedo patterns
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): 64.52
Phase Angle (deg): 12.71
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 64.29

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VG_0004
NASA Image ID number: FDS 34933.38
Other Image ID number: Picno 1182S1-001
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-084A-01J
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 77-084A-01Q
Other ID: N/A


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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov

Last updated: 24 September 2015