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Saturn's rings resolved by the VLAHigh resolution radio data of Saturn were obtained at 1.3, 2, 6, and 21 cm, at different inclination angles of the ring plane. Results on optical depth measurements in the rings are described. There is no wavelength dependence in the optical depth of the rings between 1.3 and 6 cm. This indicates that there are not many small particles (sizes of a few centimeters) in the B-ring, which ring is responsible for most of the observed obscuration. This result agrees with the Voyager radio occultation experiment.
Document ID
19850018165
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Depater, I.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Dickel, J. B.
(Illinois Univ. Urbana, 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
85N26476
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-14-005-176
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7558
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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