SOLAR SYSTEM Saturn's colossal ring

被引：0

作者：

Tiscareno, Matthew S. ^{[1
]}

Hedman, Matthew M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Astron, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2009年 / 461卷 / 7267期

关键词：

PHOEBE;

D O I：

10.1038/4611064a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A hitherto undetected disk of debris around Saturn is the largest ever found to be orbiting a planet. This ring may hold the key to one of the most enigmatic landscapes in the Solar System.

引用

页码：1064 / 1065

页数：2

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