Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass

@article{Iess2019MeasurementAI,
  title={Measurement and implications of Saturn’s gravity field and ring mass},
  author={Luciano Iess and Burkhard Militzer and Yohai Kaspi and Phil D. Nicholson and Daniele Durante and Paolo Racioppa and A. Anabtawi and Eli Galanti and W Hubbard and M J Mariani and Paolo Tortora and S. Wahl and Marco Zannoni},
  journal={Science},
  year={2019},
  volume={364}
}
Cassini's last look at Saturn's rings During the final stages of the Cassini mission, the spacecraft flew between the planet and its rings, providing a new view on this spectacular system (see the Perspective by Ida). Setting the scene, Spilker reviews the numerous discoveries made using Cassini during the 13 years it spent orbiting Saturn. Iess et al. measured the gravitational pull on Cassini, separating the contributions from the planet and the rings. This allowed them to determine the… Expand
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