vertigonight Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 help again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 This is a guess: Irregular satellites will be defined by their significant deviation from a spherical or oblate spheroidal shape. In practically all circumstances an irregular satellite will have an asymmetric albedo. However, near spherical (i.e. regular) satellites may also have asymmetric albedos if their surfaces are distinctly different on a large scale. Dione would be the classic example of this with strong albedo contrasts between its two hemispheres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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