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Cassini CIRS Observations of Thermal Differences in Saturn's Main Rings with Increasing Phase Angle
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2003.
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Abstract
- Radial scans of main rings obtained at a variety of phase angles, local times and ring opening angles. Circular focal plane 1 slowly scanned across rings. Radial resolution approx. 2500 km. Temperatures decrease with increasing phase angle for all main rings. Rough estimate of particle spin period for B ring particle is P > 1.8 hours
- Subjects :
- Astronomy
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.20070011634
- Document Type :
- Report