Radar Detection of Iapetus

Black et al discuss the radar detection of the Saturn's satellite lapetus. Saturn's satellite lapetus has the largest albedo asymmetry of any natural satellite, with the optical albedo of its trailing hemisphere as much as 10 times that of its leading hemisphere.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 304; no. 5670; p. 553
Main Authors Black, Gregory J., Campbell, Donald B., Carter, Lynn M., Ostro, Steven J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 23.04.2004
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Aerospace Education
Albedo
Ammonia
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Brevia
Cerebral hemispheres
Conceptual Tempo
Earths Moon
Galilean satellites
Geophysics
Iapetus (Satellite)
Ice
Observations
Properties
Radar
Radar astronomy
Radar echoes
Radar systems
Satellites
Saturn
Saturn (Planet)
Saturnian satellites
Space Sciences
Water
United States
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Summary:Black et al discuss the radar detection of the Saturn's satellite lapetus. Saturn's satellite lapetus has the largest albedo asymmetry of any natural satellite, with the optical albedo of its trailing hemisphere as much as 10 times that of its leading hemisphere.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1096470