Nature of the optical nonuniformity in Saturn's disk

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Mar 1984

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(Astronomicheskii Vestnik, vol. 17, Oct.-Dec. 1983, p. 216-224) Solar System Research (ISSN 0038-0946), vol. 17, no. 4, March 19

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Optical Properties, Saturn (Planet), Saturn Atmosphere, Spectrophotometry, Atmospheric Models, Brightness, Cloud Cover, Scattering Coefficients

Scientific paper

Photometric observations of the disk of Saturn obtained in 13 spectral bands (between 316 and 792 nm) with the 60-cm reflector at Mount Maidanak, USSR, during May and June, 1980, are reported. The data are presented in tables and graphs and discussed in terms of a two-layer eight-latitude-zone model of the Saturn atmosphere. It is found that the northern-hemisphere cloud layer (which was shaded by the ring before 1980) was thinner and had a higher upper boundary than the southern-hemisphere clouds. Variation is also noted in the amount of strongly absorbing colored impurity, which is maximum in zone 10 N and minimum in zone 40 N.

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