Thermal observations of Saturn's main rings by Cassini CIRS: Phase, emission and solar elevation dependence

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 134-146

  Altobelli, Nicolas ^a   Spilker, Linda J ^a   Leyrat, Cedric ^a   Pilorz, Stuart ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassini; Cassini composite infrared spectrometer; Data reduction techniques; Infrared; Saturn's rings; Thermal ring measurements

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; ORBITS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE OPTICS;

CASSINI COMPOSITE INFRARED SPECTROMETER (CIRS); SATURN ORBIT INSERTION (SOI); SATURN'S RINGS; THERMAL RING MEASUREMENTS;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 37349110850     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.05.029     Document Type: Article

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