Janus and Epimetheus scaled one in four million
These models were rendered using MATLAB R2016a on the ICQ models of the PSI made from the data of the Cassini mission.
The file's names explained: name_1_x_10_y.stl is 1 : x * 10y. So _1_6_10_7 is 1:600000000 or one in 60 million.
The file's names explained: name_1_x_10_y.stl is 1 : x * 10y. So _1_6_10_7 is 1:600000000 or one in 60 million.
S10 Janus
Janus share the same orbit around Saturn with Epimetheus. They change their orbiting speed every time. These kind of orbit are known as "horseshoe orbit" after its shape. This is because usually a small objects like an asteroid, make a C shape orbit around the lagrangian points L4 and L5 of a much bigger object, like a planet that is nearly fixed in its rotational reference. In the case of Janus and Epimetheus, both share more similar masses (Janus is between 3 and 4 times heavier than Epimetheus) so the orbit is more complex.- Type: Satellite
- Orbit: Saturn. Coorbital with Epimetheus.
- Orbital period: 16 h 39 min 22 s.
- Composition: Icy body, mostly water ice, rubble pile.
- Density: 0.63 g/cm3.
- Dimensions: 203 km × 185 km × 152.6 km.
- Model scale: 1:2x106 (10cm) 1:4x106 (5cm)
S11 Epimetheus
- Type: Satellite
- Orbit: Saturn. Coorbital with Janus.
- Orbital period: 16 h 39 min 22 s.
- Composition: Icy body, mostly water ice, rubble pile.
- Density: 0.64 g/cm3.
- Dimensions: 129.8 km × 114 km × 106.2 km.
- Model scale: 1:2x106 (7cm) 1:4x106 (3.5cm)
References
- "Thomas, P., Joseph, J., and Ansty, T., Saturn Small Moon Shape Models V1.0. urn:nasa:pds:saturn_satellite_shape_models::1.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2018."
- Surf to STL function for MATLAB



































































































































