The composition of saturn's rings
The origin and evolution of Saturn's rings is critical to understanding the Saturnian system as
a whole. Here, we discuss the physical and chemical composition of the rings, as a …
a whole. Here, we discuss the physical and chemical composition of the rings, as a …
The smallest structures in Saturn's rings from UVIS stellar occultations
On the largest scales Saturn's rings are often thought of as axisymmetric annuli varying only
radially in optical depth with exceptions of spiral waves and eccentric ringlets. But on scales …
radially in optical depth with exceptions of spiral waves and eccentric ringlets. But on scales …
The rings of Saturn
JN Cuzzi, G FILACCHIONE, EA Marouf - 2018 - openaccess.inaf.it
One could become an expert on Saturn's iconic rings pretty easily in the early 1970s, as very
little was known about them beyond the distinction between the A, B, and C rings, and the …
little was known about them beyond the distinction between the A, B, and C rings, and the …
Particle sizes in Saturn's rings from UVIS stellar occultations 2. Outlier Populations in the C ring and Cassini Division
Abstract The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) included a High-Speed
Photometer (HSP), which observed hundreds of stellar occultations by Saturn's ring system …
Photometer (HSP), which observed hundreds of stellar occultations by Saturn's ring system …
Close-range remote sensing of Saturn's rings during Cassini's ring-grazing orbits and Grand Finale
MS Tiscareno, PD Nicholson, JN Cuzzi, LJ Spilker… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Saturn's rings are an accessible exemplar of astrophysical disk processes
and a delicate tracer of the Saturn system's dynamical processes and history. RATIONALE …
and a delicate tracer of the Saturn system's dynamical processes and history. RATIONALE …
Particle sizes in Saturn's rings from UVIS stellar occultations 1. Variations with ring region
JE Colwell, LW Esposito, JH Cooney - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cassini spacecraft's Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) includes a high
speed photometer (HSP) that has observed stellar occultations by Saturn's rings with a …
speed photometer (HSP) that has observed stellar occultations by Saturn's rings with a …
Formation of the Cassini Division–I. Shaping the rings by Mimas inward migration
K Baillié, B Noyelles, V Lainey… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In 2017, the Cassini mission Grand Finale provided hints at the total mass of
Saturn's ring system, constraining the age of the rings: they could actually be about 200 …
Saturn's ring system, constraining the age of the rings: they could actually be about 200 …
Formation of the Cassini Division–II. Possible histories of Mimas and Enceladus
This study is a companion paper to Baillié et al., in which we showed that a past episode of
inward migration of Mimas could have created the Cassini Division. We here investigate the …
inward migration of Mimas could have created the Cassini Division. We here investigate the …
Saturn's C ring and Cassini division: Particle sizes from Cassini UVIS, VIMS, and RSS occultations
Saturn's C ring and Cassini Division share many morphological traits: both contain
numerous opaque, sharp–edged ringlets and gaps, broader low optical depth “background” …
numerous opaque, sharp–edged ringlets and gaps, broader low optical depth “background” …
[HTML][HTML] Bright clumps in the D68 ringlet near the end of the Cassini Mission
MM Hedman - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
The D68 ringlet is the innermost narrow feature in Saturn's rings. Prior to 2014, the
brightness of this ringlet did not vary much with longitude, but sometime in 2014 or 2015 a …
brightness of this ringlet did not vary much with longitude, but sometime in 2014 or 2015 a …