Rhea - Voyager 1

North polar region of Rhea

Rhea
Voyager 1 high resolution view of the north polar region of Saturn's moon, Rhea. The north pole is located near the lower right corner of the image. The opposite corner is at about 35N, 50W. The image is about 700 km across with a resolution of 1 km/pixel, and was taken from a distance of 83,000 km. Rhea is 1500 km in diameter. This image primarily shows the Saturn facing side which is heavily cratered. The opposite side exhibits "wispy" albedo features. (Voyager 1, FDS 34952.57)
Larger image: 642K

High resolution tiff file (1.0M)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1980-11-13 T 06:54:57
Distance/Range (km): 82,599
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +72.,050.
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater, pole
Instrument: Narrow Angle Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): .424 x .424
Filter: clear
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): 64.49
Phase Angle (deg): 80.25
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): 16.56

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VG_0004
NASA Image ID number: FDS 34952.57
Other Image ID number: Picno 0541S1+000
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-084A-01H
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