A high-amplitude thermal inertia anomaly of probable magnetospheric origin on Saturn's moon Mimas

Icarus

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Howett, C J A ^a   Spencer, J R ^a   Schenk, P ^b   Johnson, R E ^c   Paranicas, C ^d   Hurford, T A ^e   Verbiscer, A ^c   Segura, M ^e  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheres; Satellites, Composition; Satellites, Surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053474293     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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