Saturn's bared mini-moons

Frank Spahn () and Jürgen Schmidt
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Frank Spahn: the Arbeitsgruppe Nichtlineare Dynamik, Universität Potsdam
Jürgen Schmidt: the Arbeitsgruppe Nichtlineare Dynamik, Universität Potsdam

Nature, 2006, vol. 440, issue 7084, 614-615

Abstract: Propeller-shaped structures seem to reveal the presence of moonlets, about 100 metres in diameter, embedded in Saturn's rings. This discovery adds to our picture of how the rings formed and are evolving.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1038/440614a

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