Publication Date:
2019-01-25
Description:
Observations of the 1966 edge-on presentation of Saturn's E-ring in the red spectral region are presented. Techniques to suppress the glare from the planet are described. The E-ring profile does not exhibit a maximum near the orbit of Enceladus in 1966. Historical comments concerning the E-ring are included to illustrate that important planetary work can be done by ground-based observations.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
CNES Planetary Rings; p 99-102
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