Bending waves and the structure of Saturn's rings

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Jun 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985icar...62..433l&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 62, June 1985, p. 433-447.

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Bending, Planetary Structure, Saturn Rings, Waves, Density Measurement, Mimas, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Saturn, Rings, Waves, Structure, Surface, Mass, Density, Calculations, Voyager Missions, Imagery, Satellites, Resonance, Wavelengths, Mimas, Observations, B Ring, A Ring, Optical Properties

Scientific paper

The surface mass density profiles at four locations within Saturn's rings are calculated using Voyager spacecraft images of spiral bending waves. Bending waves are vertical corrugations in Saturn's rings which are excited at vertical resonances of a moon, e.g., Mimas. Observations of bending waves can be used to determine the surface density in regions of Saturn's rings near vertical resonances. The average surface density of the outer B ring near Mimas' 4:2 inner vertical resonance is 54±10 g cm-2. Surface densities ranging from 24 g cm-2 to 45 g cm-2 are found in the A ring.

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