Evolution of the G ring and the population of macroscopic ring particles

Icarus

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-41

  Canup, Robin M ^a   Esposito, Larry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0031091925     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.5634     Document Type: Article

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