Gravitational influence of Saturn’s rings on its moons: a case for free granular flow

Exploratory missions have found that regolith on interplanetary bodies can be loosely packed and freely flowing—a state that strongly affects mission plans and that may also influence the large-scale shapes of these bodies. We investigate here whether notable circumferential ridges seen on Saturn’s...

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Autor principal: Troy Shinbrot
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Colección:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Acceso en línea:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1146705/full