Planetary science: Cassini discovers a kinematic spiral ring around Saturn

Science

Volumn 310, Issue 5752, 2005, Pages 1300-1304

  Charnoz, S ^a   Porco, C C ^b   Deau E ^a   Brahic, A ^a   Spitale, J N ^b   Bacques, G ^a   Baillie, K ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; SATELLITES;

ORBITAL MOTION; SATURN; SPIRAL WINDING; VOYAGER FLYBYS;

PLANETS;

SATURN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GRAVITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 28144453768     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1119387     Document Type: Article

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