NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Micron-sized particle impacts detected near Uranus by the Voyager 2 plasma wave instrumentThe characteristics and distribution of the small particles detected by the plasma-wave and radio-astronomy instruments during the Voyager 2 encounter with Uranus in January 1986 are examined. The nature of the observational data and the analysis techniques employed are discussed, and the results are presented in graphs. Particles of rms mass about 2.6 ng and radii of a few microns were found in an impact region of thickness 3840 km, with a maximum number density of 1600/cu m about 280 km from the equatorial plane, shortly after Voyager 2 crossed the plane of the Uranian rings. The possible origin of the particles in the rings or in small satellites outside the rings is considered.
Document ID
19880039583
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gurnett, D. A.
(Iowa Univ. Iowa City, IA, United States)
Kurth, W. S.
(Iowa, University Iowa City, United States)
Scarf, K. L.
(TRW, Inc. TRW Space and Technology Group, Redondo Beach, CA, United States)
Burns, J. A.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Cuzzi, J. N.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 30, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
88A26810
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-954012
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-16-001-002
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-310
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-871
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-85-K-0404
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-16-001-043
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-957723
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available