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Did Saturn's rings form during the Late Heavy Bombardment ?
, 2008 The origin of Saturn\' s massive ring system is still unknown. Two popular scenarios - the tidal splitting of passing comets and the collisional destruction of a satellite - rely on a high cometary flux in the past.
Alessandro Morbidelli +91 more
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The Sisyphus particle detector [PDF]
The particle measurement subsystem planned for the MJS 77 mission is described. Scientific objectives with respect to Saturn's rings are as follows: (1) measure particles outside the visible rings, including particulates orbiting in more distant rings ...
Soberman, R. K.
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Ring particle sizes and composition derived from eclipse cooling curves and reflection spectra [PDF]
The probable chemistry of the Saturn rings is reviewed. Reflectance spectra for H20 and NH3 frosts and Saturn's rings are compared, along with temperature dependence of 1.6 microns water frost feature.
Kieffer, H. H.
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The following topics are covered: (1) characterization of the fine scale structure in Saturn's A and B rings; (2) ballistic transport modeling and evolution of fine ring structure; (3) faint features in the rings of Saturn; (4) the Encke moonlet; (5 ...
Cuzzi, Jeffrey N. +5 more
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The Saturn System [Book Review] [PDF]
, 1979 A book about the Saturn system which predates the imminent discoveries of Pioneer 11 and Voyager would seem to be premature. However, this compendium of review papers on Saturn, its satellites, its rings, and its magnetosphere is the most ...
Stevenson, David J.
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Additional Observations of the Disappearances and Reappearances of the Rings of Saturn in 1907-8, made with the 40-inch Refractor of the Yerkes Observatory [PDF]
, 1908 E. E. Barnard
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The Mariner Jupiter/Saturn photopolarimeter experiment [PDF]
Observations of Saturn's rings by the Mariner Jupiter/Saturn photopolarimeter are studied. From these observations attempts were made to: (1) determine the size, shape, albedo, distribution, and orientation of particles in the rings, (2) measure ...
Lillie, C. F.
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The Astrophysical JournalWe present laboratory spectra of pure amorphous and crystalline H _2 O ices in the near-infrared (NIR, 1–2.5 μ m/10,000–4000 cm ^−1 ) at 80–180 K.
Christina M. Tonauer +10 more
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Origin and evolution of the Saturn system: Observational consequences [PDF]
A number of important cosmogonic questions concerning the Saturn system can be addressed with a Saturn-orbiter-dual-probe spacecraft mission. These questions include: The origin of the Saturn system; the source of Saturn's excess luminosity; the ...
Pollack, J. B.
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A few Observations of the Planet Saturn and his Rings in the Years 1897-1904.: (Plate 11.) [PDF]
, 1908 E. E. Barnard
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