Dust grains fall from Saturn’s D-ring into its equatorial upper atmosphere.
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| Title: | Dust grains fall from Saturn’s D-ring into its equatorial upper atmosphere. |
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| Authors: | Mitchell, D. G. (AUTHOR), Perry, M. E. (AUTHOR), Hamilton, D. C. (AUTHOR), Westlake, J. H. (AUTHOR), Kollmann, P. (AUTHOR), Smith, H. T. (AUTHOR), Carbary, J. F. (AUTHOR), Waite, J. H. Jr. (AUTHOR), Perryman, R. (AUTHOR), Hsu, H.-W. (AUTHOR), Wahlund, J.-E. (AUTHOR), Morooka, M. W. (AUTHOR), Hadid, L. Z. (AUTHOR), Persoon, A. M. (AUTHOR), Kurth, W. S. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Science (pre-March 2025). 10/5/2018, Vol. 362 Issue 6410, p50-50. 1p. 1 Diagram. |
| Subjects: | Atmosphere of Saturn, Rings of Saturn, Atmospheric chemistry, Magnetic fields, Magnetosphere of Saturn, Ionospheric research, Cassini (Spacecraft) |
| Abstract: | A summary is presented of an article published online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.2236 concerning confirmation by the Cassini space probe of charged ring material entering Saturn's atmosphere along the planetary magnetic field. It states Cassini's Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument, Cassini Dust Analyzer, and the Radio and Plasma Wave Science Instrument recorded dust in the upper atmosphere. It talks about how the ring material would alter Saturn's ionospheric and atmospheric chemistry. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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