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Pallene Observations



Pallene picture
Ciclops
http://ciclops.org/
Pallene orbits Saturn between Mimas and Enceladus.

Pallene's dimensions are 2.9x2.8x2.0 km and its period of revolution is 1.153745829 days. Planned flybys span the mission with close approaches on Apr 27, 2010, Jun 5, 2012 and Dec 11, 2016

See Small Satellites Events (xlsx, txt) observing log including range, flyby velocity and phase

For observation times and instruments compare Small Satellites Events file with Master Schedule under Pallene.