Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987icar...69..280f&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 69, Feb. 1987, p. 280-296.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Brightness Distribution, Satellite Imagery, Saturn Rings, Spaceborne Astronomy, Azimuth, Light Transmission, Voyager Project, Saturn, Voyager Missions, Spacecraft Observations, Brightness, Ring A, Comparisons, Imagery, Amplitude, Photometry, Particles, Transmissions, Wakes, Distance, Intensity, Longitude, Reflectivity, Diagrams, Rings, Optical Properties, Thickness
Scientific paper
This paper presents some Voyager observations of the azimuthal brightness variations in Saturn's ring A. Measurements in reflected light are in general agreement with Earth-based studies. The unique contribution of Voyager - images of the rings in light transmitted through them - shows the brightness variations also to be present, but they have a decidedly greater amplitude and differ in phase by ≡65° from those seen in reflexion. The photometric behavior on both sides can probably be qualitatively explained by the extensive presence of particle wakes in ring A.
Barrey F. T. R.
Cook Allan F.
de Rueda H. B.
Franklin Fred A.
Hunt Garry E.
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