Composition and Physical Properties of Enceladus' Surface

Brown, Robert H. and Clark, Roger N. and Buratti, Bonnie J. and Cruikshank, Dale P. and Barnes, Jason W. and Mastrapa, Rachel M. E. and Bauer, J. and Newman, S. and Momary, T. and Baines, K. H. and Bellucci, G. and Capaccioni, F. and Cerroni, P. and Combes, M. and Coradini, A. and Drossart, P. and Formisano, V. and Jaumann, R. and Langevin, Y. and Matson, D. L. and McCord, T. B. and Nelson, R. M. and Nicholson, P. D. and Sicardy, B. and Sotin, C. (2006) Composition and Physical Properties of Enceladus' Surface. Science, 311 (5766), pp. 1425-1428. doi: 10.1126/science.1121031.

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Abstract

Observations of Saturn’s satellite Enceladus using Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer instrument were obtained during three flybys of Enceladus in 2005. Enceladus’ surface is composed mostly of nearly pure water ice except near its south pole, where there are light organics, CO<sub>2</sub>, and amorphous and crystalline water ice, particularly in the region dubbed the ‘‘tiger stripes.’’ An upper limit of 5 precipitable nanometers is derived for CO in the atmospheric column above Enceladus, and 2% for NH3 in global surface deposits. Upper limits of 140 kelvin (for a filled pixel) are derived for the temperatures in the tiger stripes.

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Article

Title:

Composition and Physical Properties of Enceladus' Surface

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Brown, Robert H.	Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Clark, Roger N.	U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Buratti, Bonnie J.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Cruikshank, Dale P.	NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Barnes, Jason W.	Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Mastrapa, Rachel M. E.	NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Bauer, J.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Newman, S.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Momary, T.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Baines, K. H.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Bellucci, G.	Instituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Capaccioni, F.	Instituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Cerroni, P.	Instituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Combes, M.	Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Meudon Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Coradini, A.	Instituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Drossart, P.	Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Meudon Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Formisano, V.	Instituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Jaumann, R.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Langevin, Y.	Institute d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Universite de Paris, Orsay Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Matson, D. L.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
McCord, T. B.	Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Nelson, R. M.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Nicholson, P. D.	Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sicardy, B.	Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Meudon Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sotin, C.	University of Nantes, Nantes Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

10 March 2006

Journal or Publication Title:

Science

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

311

DOI:

10.1126/science.1121031

Page Range:

pp. 1425-1428

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Enceladus, Saturnian satellites, Cassini, VIMS, surface composition

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)

HGF - Program:

Space (old)

HGF - Program Themes:

W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums

DLR - Research area:

Space

DLR - Program:

W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums

DLR - Research theme (Project):

W - Vorhaben CASSINI (old)

Location:

Berlin-Adlershof

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Geology

Deposited By:

Pieth, Susanne

Deposited On:

20 Oct 2006

Last Modified:

27 Apr 2009 13:09

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