Bimodality and the formation of Saturn's ring particles

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Nov 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.5917g&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Nov. 1, 1980, p. 5917-5924.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Light Scattering, Particle Production, Pioneer 11 Space Probe, Saturn Rings, Spaceborne Experiments, Astronomical Models, Granular Materials, Particle Size Distribution, Roche Limit, Saturn, Rings, Particles, Formation, Observations, Ipp, Pioneer 11, Photopolarimeters, F Ring, G Ring, 1979 S1, Optical Properties, A Ring, Characteristics, C Ring, Models, Size, Distribution, Cassini Division, Density, Data, Comparisons, Features, Distance, Roche Limit, Colors, Analysis

Scientific paper

In the present paper, new information on Saturn's rings from various Pioneer experiments is summarized and interpreted. The F ring appears to have an outer and inner rim, with only the latter observed by the imaging photopolarimeter. The inside of the G ring, near 2.49 Saturn radii, may also be seen in the optical data. 1979S1 is red as well as dark. The light scattered through the B ring is noticeably red. The A ring has a dense outer rim. The Cassini division and the French Division (Dollfus Division) have a dark gap near their centers. The C ring becomes weaker toward the center, so that the outer, middle, and inner C rings can be recognized. Pioneer and earth-based observations are explained on the basis of a model of the B and A rings, to some extent of a bimodal size distribution of particles.

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