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Micrometeorite erosion of the man rings as a source of plasma in the inner Saturnian plasma torusMicrometeorite bombardment is presently suggested to be a source of water molecules and molecular ions in the region between the outer edge of the main rings of Saturn and Encedalus, adding to those neutrals and plasma that are generated by the sputtering of icy satellites. In view of uncertainties concerning the magnitude and distribution of the ring source, an examination is conducted of limiting cases. The implications of such cases for the Cassini division are calculated, and a discussion of their possible relevance to the region's neutral and plasma cloud is presented.
Document ID
19910067055
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pospieszalska, M. K.
(Virginia Univ. Charlottesville, VA, United States)
Johnson, R. E.
(Virginia, University Charlottesville, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 93
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
91A51678
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-461
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2046
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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