Philips Atlas of the Universe

THE SOLAR SYSTEM ▲ Model of the Galileo probe,at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California. ▼ The disruption of Comet Shoemaker– ...

Satellites of Jupiter ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE J upiter has an extensive satellite family. Four are large, and are bright enough to ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Planetary orbit Leda Pasiphaë Ananke Sinope Carme Himalia Lysithea Elara Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Amalthea M ...

The Galilean Satellites – from Galileo ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE
Changes on Io (right and bottom right images): the right-hand pic ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Changes on Io in close-up: three views of the Pillan Patera region from Galileo, taken in April 1997 (left), ...

Maps of Jupiter’s Satellites ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE T he four large satellites are all quite unlike each other. Each has its own ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Ganymede.The most prominent surface features of this satellite are the dark areas, of which the largest, Galile ...

Saturn
North Polar Region Lat.
90° to
55° approx. The northernmost part of the disk. Its colour is variable: sometimes brigh ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETARY DATA – SATURN Sidereal period 10,759.20 days Rotation period (equatorial) 10h 13m 59s Mean orbital ve ...

Rings of Saturn ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE T he ring system of Saturn is unique, and quite unlike the dark, obscure rings of Jupiter, ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Of the two main rings, B is the brighter. The Cassini Division is very conspicuous when the system is fav- oura ...

Details of Saturn’s Rings ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE W hen the first missions to Saturn were planned, it was quite naturally thought ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Outside the main system comes Ring F, which is faint and complex. It is stabilized by two more small satellites ...

Missions to Saturn ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE hemisphere is hidden by the rings. Spots are usually in- conspicuous, but there are maj ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM
A storm on Saturn, from Cassini, 6 February 2005. The atmosphere is in constant turmoil, with turbulence occu ...

Satellites of Saturn S aturn’s satellite family is quite different from that of Jupiter. Jupiter has four large attendants and a ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM periodically they actually exchange orbits. They do not collide – otherwise they could not continue to exist as ...

Maps of Saturn’s Icy Satellites A part from planet-sized Titan, Saturn’s satellites are small and icy, but they each have their ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM features which extend over the trailing hemisphere. Other major craters are Aeneas and Dido. There are also cha ...

Titan A part from the Galileans, Titan was the first planetary satellite to be discovered – by Christiaan Huygens, in It is act ...