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Radio occultation by Saturn's rings - Observations of structure and particle size with Voyager 1Voyager 1 radio occultation study of Saturn's rings gives detailed information regarding the rings' radial structure and particle sizes. Structure within the rings is mapped to a radial resolution of few hundred m in the tenuous parts of ring C and the Cassini Division, and few km over most of ring A. Fine resolution profiles reveal extremely sharp edges, very narrow gaps, and a host of wave phenomena. Particle size distributions obtained from occultation data within several ring regions are roughly consistent with an inverse cube power law with upper size cutoff in the 5 to 10 m radius range.
Document ID
19850067268
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Marouf, E. A.
(Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Tyler, G. L.
(Stanford University CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 5
Issue: 8 19
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85A49419
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: PROJECT VOYAGER
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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