Published January 10, 1980
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Journal article
New results from optical polarimetry of Saturn's rings
- 1. Oregon Univ., Eugene (USA). Dept. of Physics
Description
Linear polarimetry of Saturn's rings, obtained through the period of the 1979 opposition, is presented. The polarisation clearly correlates in direction with the plane containing the Sun, planet and Earth, but not the ring plane. The results are consistent with local scattering on the surface of individual ring bodies, covered with frost. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 283
- Journal Issue
- 5743
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 146-149
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 11509780
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR CORRELATION; EARTH PLANET; ICE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION; RINGS; SATURN PLANET; SCATTERING; SUN; SURFACES
- Descriptors DEC
- CORRELATIONS; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANETS; STARS