Detection of two satellites in the Cassini division of Saturn's rings

Details Detection of two satellites in the Cassini division of Saturn's rings Detection of two satellites in the Cassini division of Saturn's rings

Sep 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986natur.323...31m&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 323, Sept. 4, 1986, p. 31-35.

Mathematics

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Saturn Rings, Saturn Satellites, Mass, Mathematical Models, Optical Thickness, Planetary Orbits, Radio Occultation, Wakes

Scientific paper

The presence of two ≡10 km radius satellites within a 100 km wide gap in the Cassini division of Saturn's rings is inferred from the observation of perturbations of nearby ring material. The perturbations are detected as regular fluctuations in the optical depth profile measured during Voyager radio occultation by the rings and are used to estimate the satellites' orbits and masses. The two satellites appear to 'shepherd' a 30 km wide ringlet within the gap.

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