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Detection of Lyman-alpha emission from the Saturnian disk and from the ring systemA rocket-borne spectrograph detected H I Lyman-alpha emission from the disk of Saturn and from the vicinity of the planet. The signal is consistent with an emission brightness of 700 rayleighs for the disk and 200 rayleighs for the vicinity of Saturn. The emission from the vicinity of the planet may be due to a hydrogen atmosphere associated with the Saturnian ring system.
Document ID
19770061545
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Weiser, H. (Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Vitz, R. C. (Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Moos, H. W. (Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
August 19, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Science vol. 197
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
77A44397
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-21-001-001
Distribution Limits
Public
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