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Planetary radio astronomy observations from Voyager 1 near SaturnThe Voyager 1 planetary radio astronomy experiment detected two distinct kinds of radio emissions from Saturn. The first, Saturn kilometric radiation, is strongly polarized, bursty, tightly correlated with Saturn's rotation, and exhibits complex dynamic spectral features somewhat reminiscent of those in Jupiter's radio emission. It appears in radio frequencies below about 1.2 megahertz. The second kind of radio emission, Saturn electrostatic discharge, is unpolarized, extremely impulsive, loosely correlated with Saturn's rotation, and very broadband, appearing throughout the observing range of the experiment (20.4 kilohertz to 40.2 megahertz). Its sources appear to lie in the planetary rings.
Document ID
19810043833
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Warwick, J. W.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL, United States)
Pearce, J. B.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL, United States)
Evans, D. R.
(Radiophysics, Inc. Boulder, Colo., United States)
Carr, T. D.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL, United States)
Schauble, J. J.
(Florida, University Gainesville, Fla., United States)
Alexander, J. K.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL, United States)
Kaiser, M. L.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL, United States)
Desch, M. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Pedersen, M.
(Florida Univ. Gainesville, FL, United States)
Lecacheux, A.
(Paris, Observatoire, Meudon Hauts-de-Seine, France)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
April 10, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 212
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
81A28237
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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