SOLAR SYSTEM Saturn's colossal ring

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作者
Tiscareno, Matthew S. [1 ]
Hedman, Matthew M. [1 ]
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[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Astron, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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PHOEBE;
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10.1038/4611064a
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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];
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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.
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页码:1064 / 1065
页数:2
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