It is pointed out that interior models, together with careful and concise statements of their
assumptions and uncertainties, play an essential role in any assessment of solar system …

Long established as one of the premier references in the fields of astronomy, planetary
science, and physics, the fourth edition of Orbital Motion continues to offer comprehensive …

Cassini radio science investigations will be conducted both during the cruise (gravitational
wave and conjunction experiments) and the Saturnian tour of the mission (atmospheric and …

Voyager 2 images of the southern hemisphere of Uranus indicate that submicrometersize
haze particles and particles of a methane condensation cloud produce faint patterns in the …

The Voyager 2 photopolarimeter was reprogrammed prior to the August 1981 Saturn
encounter to perform orthogonal-polarization, two-color measurements on Saturn, Titan, and …

Lyttleton hypothesized long ago that Triton and Pluto originated as adjacent prograde
satellites of Neptune1. With the presently accepted masses of Triton and Pluto–Charon2, 3 …

Occultation observations of the upper atmosphere of Uranus by the Voyager 2 ultraviolet
spectrometer are analyzed. The measurements extend from 0.5 mbar to about 10− 6 µbar …

Voyager 2 radio occultation measurements of the Uranian atmosphere were obtained
between 2 and 7 degrees south latitude. Initial atmospheric temperature profiles extend from …

In our solar system, planetary rings are found around all the giant planets, showing
spectacular variety. Jupiter's thin ring system is composed mostly of dust. Saturn's rings are …

The Voyager 2 UV spectrometer observed a stellar occultation by the rings of Saturn, which
located ring features with an accuracy of 12 km. A high-resolution (3 km) optical depth atlas …