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Cratering and age of the small Saturnian satellites [PDF]

Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019
Context. The small (≤135 km mean radius) satellites of Saturn are closely related to its rings and together they constitute a complex dynamical system where formation and destruction mechanisms compete against each other. The Cassini-Huygens mission provided high-resolution images of the surfaces of these satellites and therefore allowed for the ...
Rossignoli, Natalia Lorena, Di Sisto, Romina Paula, Zanardi, Macarena, Dugaro, Agustin   +3 more
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Magnetospheric considerations for solar system ice state [PDF]

, 2018
The current lattice configuration of the water ice on the surfaces of the inner satellites of Jupiter and Saturn is likely shaped by many factors. But laboratory experiments have found that energetic proton irradiation can cause a transition in the ...
Blaney, D., Cassidy, T.A., Clark, G., Hendrix, A.R., Hibbitts, C.A., Kollmann, P., Krupp, N., Ligier, N., Nordheim, T.A., Paranicas, C., Roussos, E.   +10 more
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Astrobiology eXploration at Enceladus (AXE): A New Frontiers Mission Concept Study

The Planetary Science Journal, 2023
The Saturnian moon Enceladus presents a unique opportunity to sample the contents of a subsurface liquid water ocean in situ via the continuous plume formed over its south polar terrain using a multi-flyby mission architecture.
K. Marshall Seaton, Szilárd Gyalay, Gaia Stucky de Quay, Ethan R. Burnett, C. Adeene Denton, Bryce Doerr, Kamak Ebadi, Stephanie Eckert, Ian. T. W. Flynn, Casey I. Honniball, Shayna Hume, Corbin L. Kling, Julian C. Marohnic, Julia Milton, Claire A. Mondro, Raquel G. Nuno, Caoimhe M. Rooney, Beck E. Strauss, Alfred Nash, Jennifer E. C. Scully   +19 more
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Cladistical Analysis of the Jovian and Saturnian Satellite Systems [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2018
Abstract Jupiter and Saturn each have complex systems of satellites and rings. These satellites can be classified into dynamical groups, implying similar formation scenarios. Recently, a larger number of additional irregular satellites have been discovered around both gas giants that have yet to be classified. The aim of this paper is to
Timothy. R. Holt, Adrian. J. Brown, David Nesvorný, Jonathan Horner, Brad Carter   +4 more
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Photometric Survey of the Irregular Satellites [PDF]

, 2003
We present BVRI colors of 13 Jovian and 8 Saturnian irregular satellites obtained with the 2.56m Nordic Optical Telescope on La Palma, the 6.5m Magellan Baade Telescope on La Campanas, and the 6m MMT on Mt. Hopkins.
Barucci, Barucci, Boehnhardt, Boehnhardt, Bowell, Brett J. Gladman, Buratti, Byl, Carruba, Colombo, Dacosta, Dahlgren, Davis, Degewij, Degewij, Degewij, Delsanti, Doressoundiram, Fujiwara, Gladman, Gladman, Gladman, Gladman, Green, Greenberg, Hartmann, Heppenheimer, Heppenheimer, Holman, Howell, Jarvis, Jewitt, Kaare Aksnes, Kuiper, Landolt, Lassell, Luu, Maris, Matthew J. Holman, McLeod, Pollack, Rettig, Romon, Roy, Saha, Schaefer, Scotti, Sheppard, Sheppard, Sheppard, Simonelli, Stetson, Sykes, Tegler, Tegler, Tegler, Tholen, Tholen, Tody, Tody, Tommy Grav, Ćuk, Ćuk   +62 more
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Photometry of Irregular Satellites of Uranus and Neptune [PDF]

, 2004
We present BVR photometric colors of six Uranian and two Neptunian irregular satellites, collected using the Magellan Observatory (Las Campanas, Chile) and the Keck Observatory, (Manua Kea, Hawaii).
Dahlgren M., Dahlgren M., Matthew J. Holman, Thomas P., Tommy Grav, Wesley C. Fraser   +5 more
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Cassini ISS astrometry of the Saturnian satellites: Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Iapetus, and Phoebe 2004-2012 [PDF]

, 2015
This work was mainly funded by European Community’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement 263466 for the FP7-ESPaCE, and partially by UPMC-EMERGENCE (contract number EME0911), for which R.T. and V.L. are grateful. R.T.
Acton, Archinal, C. D. Murray, Canup, Canup, Charnoz, Collins, Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, Desmars, Gavrilov, Iess, Jacobson, Jacobson, Kaplan, Lainey, Mosqueira, Mosqueira, N. J. Cooper, Nimmo, Ogihara, Pasewaldt, R. Tajeddine, Sasaki, Sekine, Sinclair, Stetson, Tajeddine, Tajeddine, Thomas, V. Lainey, West, Willner, Willner, Zacharias   +35 more
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Positional measuring procedure and CCD observations for Saturnian satellites [PDF]

Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2002
A positional measuring procedure for the eight major satellites of Saturn (Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion and Iapetus) is developed. Using this procedure, 199 frames of CCD images, obtained with the 1-meter telescope at the Yunnan Observatory from 1996-2000, are measured.
Peng, Qing-Yu, Vienne, Alain, Shen, K. X.   +2 more
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Tethys’s Heat Fluxes Varied with Time in the Ithaca Chasma and Telemus Basin Region

The Planetary Science Journal, 2023
We investigated how lithospheric heat fluxes varied temporally and spatially on the Saturnian moon Tethys, focusing on the region of Ithaca Chasma that overprints Telemus Impact Basin.
Chloe B. Beddingfield, Richard J. Cartwright, Sierra N. Ferguson, Erin J. Leonard   +3 more
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The Formation of Uranus and Neptune in Solid-Rich Feeding Zones: Connecting Chemistry and Dynamics [PDF]

, 2009
The core accretion theory of planet formation has at least two fundamental problems explaining the origins of Uranus and Neptune: (1) dynamical times in the trans-Saturnian solar nebula are so long that core growth can take > 15 Myr, and (2) the onset of
Alexander, Alibert, Bauer, Bodenheimer, Colwell, Currie, Dodson-Robinson, Dodson-Robinson, Dodson-Robinson, Encrenaz, Fernandez, Goldreich, Goldreich, Gomes, Guillot, Haisch, Henyey, Hicks, Hubickyj, Ida, Johansen, Kary, Levison, Levison, Lin, Marley, Mizuno, Morbidelli, Papaloizou, Papaloizou, Peter Bodenheimer, Podolak, Podolak, Podolak, Pollack, Rafikov, Sarah E. Dodson-Robinson, Stern, Thommes, Thommes, Tsiganis, Youdin   +41 more
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