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Temperatures, winds, and composition in the saturnian systemStratospheric temperatures on Saturn imply a strong decay of the equatorial winds with altitude. If the decrease in winds reported from recent Hubble Space Telescope images is not a temporal change, then the features tracked must have been at least 130 kilometers higher than in earlier studies. Saturn's south polar stratosphere is warmer than predicted from simple radiative models. The C/H ratio on Saturn is seven times solar, twice Jupiter's. Saturn's ring temperatures have radial variations down to the smallest scale resolved (100 kilometers). Diurnal surface temperature variations on Phoebe suggest a more porous regolith than on the jovian satellites.
Document ID
20050156022
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Flasar, F. M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Achterberg, R. K.
Conrath, B. J.
Pearl, J. C.
Bjoraker, G. L.
Jennings, D. E.
Romani, P. N.
Simon-Miller, A. A.
Kunde, V. G.
Nixon, C. A.
Bezard, B.
Orton, G. S.
Spilker, L. J.
Spencer, J. R.
Irwin, P. G. J.
Teanby, N. A.
Owen, T. C.
Brasunas, J.
Segura, M. E.
Carlson, R. C.
Mamoutkine, A.
Gierasch, P. J.
Schinder, P. J.
Showalter, M. R.
Ferrari, C.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
February 25, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 307
Issue: 5713
ISSN: 0036-8075
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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