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Hello, I remember seeing a post made by John van Vliet or someone else, probably in forum.celestialmatters.org, and it was about them making a north polar map of Saturn from real Cassini data (even with the hexagon storm! I don't know what program they used, maybe USGS's ISIS.), then converting it to cylindrical projection in which they blended it with another Saturn map. The polar map was colored gray. I also wonder what the south polar map of Saturn looks like

yup that was me

here is the texture

Where's the gray one? The one without the Saturn texture overlaid on it? I also remember seeing it at a polar projection.

you mean this one

Wow, that looks so amazing! I have a LOT of questions:
#1: What program did you use to make them?
#2: Where can I get the data?
#3: How long did that take to compile the map?

Also, can you try to compile a map similar to Bjorn Jonsson that he made recently with Cassini images from 2013-06-27? Heres the HD Version: Bjorn Jonsson's Saturn Map
Sorry if it probably takes more than an hour to compile them. I don't care if they're grayish or not.