Wavy edges suggest moonlet in Encke's gap

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May 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985apj...292..276c&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 292, May 1, 1985, p. 276-290.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Planetology, Saturn Rings, Saturn Satellites, Image Analysis, Power Spectra, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Wavelengths, Saturn, Encke Division, Moonlets, Voyager Missions, Imagery, Features, A Ring, Waves, Longitudes, Position (Location), Wavelengths, Size, Radius, Orbits, Observations, Shepher Satellites, Satellites

Scientific paper

Voyager images have revealed radial undulations of the inner and outer edges of the 325 km wide Encke gap in Saturn's A ring. These waves are present at some, but not all, longitudes. Their locations and wavelengths provide strong indirect evidence for the presence of at least one dominant moonlet of about 10 km radius orbiting near the center of the gap. Implications for "shepherding" theory are discussed.

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