Published July 1981
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Journal article
''Voyager-1'' in the Saturn world
Description
Experimental data obtained by means of the Voyager 1 satellite when investigating the Saturn planet, its rings and satellites are discussed. Voyager 1 pictures have confirmed the existence of a narrow dark slit the Enke division in one of three wide rings A. On approaching Voyager 1 to the Saturn planet discovered was the ever-growing number of narrow rings quantity of which reached 1000 at a minimum distance. Three small satellites of S13, S14 and S15 of the Saturn planet were photographed with the Voyager 1 satellite for the first time. The Voyager 1 pictures permitted for the first time to see elements of surface structure of the Saturn satellite. Basic characteristics of the planet satellites using the Voyager 1 data are given
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- «Вояджер-1» в мире Сатурна
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Priroda (Moscow)
- Journal Issue
- no.7
- Series
- Priroda (Moscow).
- ISSN
- 0032-874X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Russian Federation
- Country of Input or Organization
- USSR
- INIS RN
- 13655127
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- IMAGES; RINGS; SATELLITES; SATURN PLANET; VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
- Descriptors DEC
- PLANETS; SPACE VEHICLES