Publication Date:
2019-08-16
Description:
Solar phase curves for Rhea are presented using new telescopic opposition data along with Voyager imaging observations. Two viable solutions were found to Hapke's model which was used to describe this phase curve. The porosity derived from the model's opposition parameters show that the optically active portion of Rhea's regolith has a porosity between 80 and 95 percent, which is slightly lower than the porosity seen on Europa and higher than the porosity measured for the Moon using similar methods. The macroscopic roughness is comparable to that measured by Vebiscer and Veverka for Rhea. The single particle scattering functions found in this study are predominantly forward scattering, which contradicts the results of Vebiscer and Veverka.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Exploration
Type:
NASA-CR-202704
,
NAS 1.26:202704
,
LPI-855
,
ICARUS (ISSN 0019-1035); 115; 228-249
Format:
application/pdf
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