NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Detection and Behavior of Pan Wakes in Saturn's A RingSix previously unseen Pan wakes are found interior and exterior to the Encke gap in Saturn's A ring, one in the Voyager 2 photopolarimeter (PPS) stellar occultation data and five in the Voyager 1 radio science (RSS) Earth occultation data. Pan orbits at the center of the Encke gap and maintains it...The detection of Pan wakes at longitudes greater than 360(deg) demonstrates that wakes persist for much longer than originally hypothesized and may interact with one another.
Document ID
20060036407
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Horn, L. J.
Showalter, M. R.
Russell, C. T.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
planetary rings rings of saturn voyager spacecraft occultations saturn

Available Downloads

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