1992 U.S. Geological Survey Pictorial Map of Enceladus, Moon of Saturn

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1992 U.S. Geological Survey Pictorial Map of Enceladus, Moon of Saturn
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Title:
Pictorial Map of Enceladus.
Description:
This is a fine example of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1992 pictorial map of Enceladus, the sixth largest of Saturn's moons. An inset in the upper half of the map features the North Polar region of Enceladus. This map was based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2.
The primary mission of the Voyager 1 and 2 at the time of launch was to explore Jupiter and Saturn. Since then, the mission objective has been extended to exploring the Solar System beyond the outer planets, as far as the Sun's sphere of influence and possibly even beyond the outer limits of our Solar System. Voyager 2, launched in August 1977, flew by Jupiter and Saturn and continued on to explore Uranus and Neptune, becoming the only spacecraft to visit these outer planets. It is also the only spacecraft to have studied all four giant planets of our Solar System at close range. Voyager 1, launched in September 1977, also flew by Jupiter and Saturn and continued on toward interstellar space. Both space crafts are carrying a golden record explaining their origins and containing sounds and images portraying Earths life and its culture in all its diversity. Although departing the Solar System in different directions, both Voyagers have reached the Heliosheath, where the solar wind mixes with interstellar wind.
Since the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn in 2005, new and intriguing discoveries have been made about Enceladus, including the presence of an atmosphere, water rich geysers, the presence of escaping internal heat, etc., all prompting further elaborate studies of Enceladus. Michele Dougherty of Imperial College, London says,
'I think Enceladus is one of the best bets we now have for finding life on another world in our solar system.'
This map was prepared for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by the U.S. Geological Survey as
Atlas of Saturnian Satellites Topographic Series
map I-2156 sheet 1.
Size:
Printed area measures 31 inches high by 34 inches wide.
Condition:
Very good. Original fold lines visible. Blank on verso.
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