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The eccentric ringlet at 1.29 R sub SVoyager 1 images, UV stellar occultation, and radio data on the eccentric ringlet in Saturn's C ring near the Titan 1:0 apsidal resonance are discussed. Kinematic analysis shows a ringlet precession rate equal to the mean motion of Titan and a width-radius relation expected for a ring maintaining itself against differential precession by self-gravity. The specific opacity estimated for this ringlet, 0.056 sqcm/gm, is comparable to that found for the eccentric ringlet at 1.45 Rs. Assuming that the eccentricity is completely forced by Titan, a more precise value can be determined for the location of the resonance than can be computed using the current values of Saturn's gravity coefficients.
Document ID
19850018185
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Porco, C.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, United States)
Borderies, N.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, United States)
Danielson, G. E.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, United States)
Goldreich, P.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, United States)
Holberg, J. B.
(Arizonal Univ. Tucson, United States)
Lane, A. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Nicholson, P. D.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: CNES Planetary Rings
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85N26496
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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