Saturn’s atmospheric response to the large influx of ring material inferred from Cassini INMS measurements

• Published in: Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 391; p. 115328
• Main Authors: Moses, Julianne I., Brown, Zarah L., Koskinen, Tommi T., Fletcher, Leigh N., Serigano, Joseph, Guerlet, Sandrine, Moore, Luke, Waite, J. Hunter, Ben-Jaffel, Lotfi, Galand, Marina, Chadney, Joshua M., Hörst, Sarah M., Sinclair, James A., Vuitton, Veronique, Müller-Wodarg, Ingo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.02.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Atmospheres, chemistry; Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics; Chemical Physics; Ionospheres; Photochemistry; Physics; Planetary rings; Saturn, atmosphere; Ionospheres; Saturn, atmosphere; Atmospheres, chemistry; Planetary rings; Photochemistry

During the Grand Finale stage of the Cassini mission, organic-rich ring material was discovered to be flowing into Saturn’s equatorial upper atmosphere at a surprisingly large rate. Through a series of photochemical models, we have examined the consequences of this ring material on the chemistry of...