Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1782530 | Planetary and Space Science | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The temperature differential from the lit to the unlit side of the rings is a strong, nearly linear, function of optical depth. This is consistent with the expectation that little sunlight penetrates to the dark side of the densest rings, but also suggests that little vertical mixing of ring particles is taking place in the A and B rings.
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Authors
Linda J. Spilker, Stuart H. Pilorz, Brad D. Wallis, John C. Pearl, Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, Shawn M. Brooks, Nicolas Altobelli, Scott G. Edgington, Mark Showalter, F. Michael Flasar, Cecile Ferrari, Cedric Leyrat,