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2006ApJ...644L.137J - Astrophys. J., 644, L137-L139 (2006/June-3)

The enceladus and OH tori at Saturn.

JOHNSON R.E., SMITH H.T., TUCKER O.J., LIU M., BURGER M.H., SITTLER E.C. and TOKAR R.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

The remarkable observation that Enceladus, a small icy satellite of Saturn, is actively venting has led to the suggestion that ejected water molecules are the source of the toroidal atmosphere observed at Saturn for over a decade using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Here we show that the venting leads directly to a new feature, a narrow Enceladus neutral torus. The larger torus, observed using HST, is populated by charge exchange, the process that limits the lifetime of the neutrals in the Enceladus torus.

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Journal keyword(s): planets and satellites: individual (Enceladus) - Planets and Satellites: Individual: Saturn

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