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Does Saturn have rings outside 10 R(s)?Voyager ion and electron data in the energy range 30-1000 keV as measured by the Low Energy Charged Particle experiment are reviewed to check suggestions based on star occultation data that there are additional tenuous rings of Saturn beyond 10 Saturn radii from that planet. In the Voyager data, there is no convincing evidence for such ring matter. Features in the charged particle fluxes in the regions in question are more readily explained by temporal variations and/or spatial structure unrelated to ring matter, such as the mantle on the dayside and/or detached plasma sheets.
Document ID
19860028173
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Cheng, A. F.
(Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States)
Lanzerotti, L. J.
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Laurel, MD, United States)
Maclennan, C. G.
(AT&T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
October 10, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 317
ISSN: 0028-0836
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
86A12911
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00024-83-C-5301
Distribution Limits
Public
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