Cassini-VIMS observations of Saturn’s main rings: II. A spectrophotometric study by means of Monte Carlo ray-tracing and Hapke’s theory
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.07.010
Abstract: Abstract This work is the second in a series of manuscripts devoted to the investigation of the spectrophotometric properties of Saturn’s rings from Cassini-VIMS (Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer) observations. The dataset used for this… read more here.
Keywords: monte carlo; cassini vims; main rings; ring particles ... See more keywords
Cassini's CDA observes a variety of dust populations just outside Saturn's main rings
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae238
Abstract: Before the end of its mission, the Cassini spacecraft orbited Saturn in a series of highly inclined elliptical ‘Ring-Grazing’ orbits (RGO). During the RGO, the spacecraft passed repeatedly through the ring plane outside the F… read more here.
Keywords: observes variety; saturn; janus epimetheus; cda observes ... See more keywords