Simulations of the dynamical and light-scattering behavior of saturn's rings and the derivation of ring particle and disk properties

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2172-2200

  Porco, Carolyn C ^a   Weiss, John W ^a   Richardson, Derek C ^b   Dones, Luke ^c   Quinn, Thomas ^d   Throop, Henry ^c  

^a Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Planets and satellites: individual (Saturn); Planets: rings

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449087728     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/136/5/2172     Document Type: Article

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