A simple model of Saturn's rings
A simple model of Saturn's rings
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土星环的简单模型
作者：
M. Hénon
土星环中的颗粒大小分布可能在许多数量级上是连续的;没有“典型的颗粒大小”。基于这一观点的模型解释了观测到的环的一些性质：表观厚度，雷达和无线电观测，旅行者1号发现的间隙的数量和大小分布，以及光学厚度。
The distribution of particle sizes in Saturn's rings is probably continuous over many orders of magnitude; there is no ‘typical particle size’. A model based on this view accounts for a number of observed properties of the rings: apparent thickness, radar and radio observations, number and size distribution of the gaps discovered by Voyager 1, and optical thickness.