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The rings of Uranus - Occultation profiles from three observatoriesOccultation profiles for the nine confirmed Uranian rings obtained from Las Campanas, the European Southern Observatory, and Cerro Tololo on 15-16 August 1980 are compared. The alpha ring shows a 'double-dip' structure; the eta ring shows a broad and narrow component (similar to Saturn's F ring); and the epsilon ring shows six features that appear in the data from all three observatories. Diffraction fringes appear at the edges of several of the occultation profiles.
Document ID
19840031891
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1016/0019-1035(83)90033-7
Authors
Elias, J. H. (Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory La Serena, Chile)
Frogel, J. A. (Observatorio Interamericano de Cerro Tololo La Serena, Chile)
French, R. G. (MIT, Cambridge; Wellesley College, Wellesley MA;, United States)
Matthews, K. (California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, United States)
Meech, K. J. (Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory La Serena, Chile)
Mink, D. J. (MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Nicholson, P. D. (Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories Canberra, Australia)
Sicardy, B. (Paris, Observatoire, Meudon Hauts-de-Seine, France)
Liller, W. (Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory La Serena, Chile)
Elliot, J. L. (Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory La Serena, Chile)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 56
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
84A14678
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-82-09825
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-78-27879
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7526
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