Origin and evolution of the Saturn system: Observational consequences

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Dec 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978nascp2068....9p&link_type=abstract

In JPL The Saturn System p 9-30 (SEE N79-16758 07-91)

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Mission Planning, Planetary Evolution, Saturn Atmosphere, Saturn Project, Saturn Rings, Planetary Orbits, Saturn (Planet), Space Missions, Space Probes, Spacecraft Instruments

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A number of important cosmogonic questions concerning the Saturn system can be addressed with a Saturn-orbiter-dual-probe spacecraft mission. These questions include: The origin of the Saturn system; the source of Saturn's excess luminosity; the mechanism by which the irregular satellites were captured; the influence of Saturn's early luminosity on the composition of its regular satellites; and the origin of the rings. The first two topics can be studied by measurements made from an entry probe into Saturn's atmosphere, while the remaining issues can be investigated by measurements conducted from an orbiter. Background information is provided on these five questions describing the critical experiments needed to help resolve them.

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