New observations of Saturn's coorbital satellites

• Main Authors: Nicholson, Philip D., Hamilton, Douglas P., Matthews, Keith, Yoder, Charles F.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: 91; North Pole; Janus
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930038738

The strong planetary methane and hydrogen absorption at 2.0-2.4 microns are exploited in the present observations of the Saturnian coorbital satellites Janus and Epimetheus as they passed over the north pole of Saturn at superior conjunction. These observations confirm the orbital model results of Y...