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Wolf, A.A.

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Touring the Saturnian System

The Cassini mission to Saturn employs a Saturn Orbiter and a Titan probe to conduct an intensive investigation of the Saturnian system. The Cassini orbiter flies series of orbits incorporating flybys of the Saturnian satellites called the Satellite Tour.

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Exposure of the Cassini Spacecraft to Horseshoe and Tadpole Particle Zones

Regions called "horseshoes" and "tadpoles" exist along the orbits of Saturn's satellites, within which particles can be trapped by gravitational interactions of Saturn and the satellites. While the extent of particle accumulation is not known, trapped particles might pose a hazard to the Cassini Spacecraft. Methods of reducing exposure time and effects of these methods on science return are discussed.

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