Photometric properties of Saturn's rings |
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Authors: | William M Irvine Adair P Lane |
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Institution: | Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002, USA |
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Abstract: | The spectral reflectivity of Saturn's rings between 0.36 and 1.06 μm is derived from observations of the combined light of the Saturn system and the previously determined spectrum of the disk of Saturn. The rings are red relative to the Sun for wavelengths λ? 0.7 μm; at longer wavelengths, the spectral reflectivity declines. The amplitude of the opposition effect (anomalous brightening at very small phase angles) shows a maximum at both ends of our spectral range. |
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