Tethys Cassini Global Mosaic 293m
This global map of Saturn's moon Tethys was created using images taken during Cassini spacecraft flybys. The map is an equidistant (Simple Cylindrical) projection and has a scale of 293 meters (960 feet) per pixel at the equator in the full size version. The mean radius of Tethys used for projection of this map is 536.3 kilometers (333.2 miles). The resolution of the map is 32 pixels per degree.
This map is an update to the version released in February 2010. See PIA12560.
The Cassini Solstice Mission is a joint United States and European endeavor. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team consists of scientists from the US, England, France, and Germany. The imaging operations center and team lead (Dr. C. Porco) are based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Author
- Roatsch, T., Kersten, E., Hoffmeister, A., Wahlisch, M.
- Originator
- NASA, JPL, Space Science Institute
- Group
- PDS
- Added to Astropedia
- 2 April 2014
- Modified
- 16 May 2017
General
- Purpose
To create a mosaic of Tethys for planetary studies.
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Remote-sensing Data, Global Mosaic
- Planetary Image Atlas (PIA)
- PIA 14931
- Edition
- June 2012
- Online Linkage
- https://planetarymaps.usgs.gov/mosaic/Tethys_Cassini_mosaic_global_293m.tif
- Native Data Set Environment
- ISIS v3
- Supplemental Information
- http://ciclops.org, http://www.nasa.gov/cassini, http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
Keywords
- System
- Saturn
- Target
- Tethys
- Theme
- Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Geomorphology, Satellites
- Mission
- Cassini-Huygens, Voyager
- Instrument
- SSI
Contact and Distribution
- Access Constraints
- Public domain
- Use Constraints
- Please cite authors
Data Status and Quality
- Currentness Reference
- Publication date
- Progress
- Complete
- Update Frequency
- None planned
- Process Date
- 1 June 2012
Lineage
- Source Originator
- Space Science Institute
- Source Publication Date
- 14 November 2012
- Source Title
- Map of Tethys - June 2012
- Source Online Linkage
- http://www.ciclops.org/view/7421/Map-of-Tethys---June-2012
- Type of Source Media
- Online
Geospatial Information
- Minimum Latitude
- -90
- Maximum Latitude
- 90
- Minimum Longitude
- -180
- Maximum Longitude
- 180
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Raster
- Object Type
- Pixel
- Lines (pixels)
- 5760
- Samples (pixels)
- 11520
- Bit Type
- 8
- Radius A
- 536300
- Radius C
- 536300
- Bands
- 1
- Pixel Resolution (meters/pixel)
- 292.50627432643
- Scale (pixels/degree)
- 32
- Horizontal Coordinate System Units
- Meters
- Map Projection Name
- Simple Cylindrical
- Latitude Type
- Planetocentric
- Longitude Direction
- Positive West
- Longitude Domain
- -180 to 180
