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Density waves in Saturn's rings probed by radio and optical occultation - Observational tests of theoryA parallel examination is conducted of Voyager radio and photopolarimeter occultation observations of the Saturn A ring's density waves. The radio instrument waves exhibit an average -90 deg offset from the dynamical phase. A warping height of about 100-m amplitude can qualtitatively reproduce this phase shift, while preserving the overall model wave shape. These results may be profoundly relevant for satellite-ring torque calculations in Saturn's rings, given the deposition of all of the net torque of the standard model in the first wavelength.
Document ID
19930030914
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Brophy, Thomas G.
(Tokyo Univ. Japan)
Rosen, Paul A.
(Kanazawa Univ. Japan; JPL, Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 99
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93A14911
Distribution Limits
Public
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