Gravitational scattering in planetary rings

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Nov 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987em%26p...39..243s&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets (ISSN 0167-9295), vol. 39, Nov. 1987, p. 243-249.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Gravitational Effects, Planetary Rings, Density Distribution, Mass Distribution, Optical Thickness, Planetary Surfaces, Radial Distribution

Scientific paper

The gravitational influence of a large body (moonlet; satellite) on the radial structure of planetary rings has been calculated numerically. A drastical change of the surface mass density is obtained even after a single scattering process of the ring-particles on a moonlet (satellite). The final surface density shows a significant radial structure, which has been used to estimate radius and mass of satellites embedded in rings of low optical depth (E-ring, Cassini-division, C-ring of Saturn).

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