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The source of Saturn electrostatic discharges

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During both Voyager encounters with the saturnian system, the Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA) experiment detected strong discrete episodic bursts of radio emission, termed Saturn electrostatic discharges (SED)1–3. An examination of Voyager 2 photopolarimeter (PPS) data now reveals a narrow feature (possibly a gap) in Saturn's B ring. A single, unique object appears to be responsible for both the SED and this feature.

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  1. Radiophysics Inc., 5475 Western Avenue, Boulder, Colorado, 80301, USA

    D. R. Evans, J. H. Romig & J. W. Warwick

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  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 91109, USA

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Evans, D., Romig, J., Hord, C. et al. The source of Saturn electrostatic discharges. Nature 299, 236–237 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/299236a0

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