Atlas of Saturn's rings
Abstract
A preliminary summary is made from a compilation of Voyager Saturn ring data. The data base includes optical thickness radial profiles at 3.6 and 13.6 cm radio wavelength measurements, 1300 and 2640 A occultations of delta Sco, albedos in the 3000-6000 A range, time and azimuthal resolved albedo profiles, particle impacts in the G ring, and number densities of magnetospheric charged particles. Sample data tracks are provided for the A, C, and D rings and the Cassini division. Finally, the trajectory of the Voyager 2 pass through the ring system is plotted.
- Publication:
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IAU Colloq. 75: Planetary Rings
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984prin.conf..737C
- Keywords:
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- Optical Properties;
- Saturn Rings;
- Voyager 1 Spacecraft;
- Voyager 2 Spacecraft;
- Albedo;
- Astronomical Photography;
- Opacity;
- Optical Thickness;
- Radio Occultation;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration