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Dust Observations by the Radio and Plasma Wave Science Instrument During

  • Plain Language Summary Cassini flew through the gap between Saturn and its rings for 22 times before plunging into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 20-year mission. The radio and plasma waves instrument on board Cassini helped quantify the dust hazard in this previously unexplored region. The measured density of large dust particles was much lower than expected, allowing high-value science observations during the subsequent Grand Finale orbits.

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Author details:Shengyi YeORCiD, William S. KurthORCiD, George B. HospodarskyORCiD, Ann M. PersoonORCiD, Ali H. SulaimanORCiD, Don A. GurnettORCiD, Michiko MorookaORCiD, Jan-Erik WahlundORCiD, Hsiang-Wen HsuORCiD, Zoltan SternovskyORCiD, Xu WangORCiD, M. Horanyi, Martin SeissORCiDGND, Ralf SramaORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078059
ISSN:0094-8276
ISSN:1944-8007
Title of parent work (English):Geophysical research letters
Publisher:American Geophysical Union
Place of publishing:Washington
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Date of first publication:2018/09/14
Publication year:2018
Release date:2021/08/03
Volume:45
Issue:19
Number of pages:9
First page:10101
Last Page:10109
Funding institution:NASANational Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) [1415150]; Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNational Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und RaumfahrtHelmholtz AssociationGerman Aerospace Centre (DLR) [OH 1401]
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie
DDC classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 52 Astronomie / 520 Astronomie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften
Peer review:Referiert
Publishing method:Open Access / Green Open-Access
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