The variable rotation period of the inner region of Saturn's plasma disk

Science

Volumn 316, Issue 5823, 2007, Pages 442-445

  Gurnett, D A ^a   Persoon, A M ^a   Kurth, W S ^a   Groene, J B ^a   Averkamp, T F ^a   Dougherty, M K ^b   Southwood, D J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOON; PLANETARY ROTATION; PLASMA; SATURN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; FORCE; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

EID: 34247488340     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1138562     Document Type: Article

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