The pole orientation, pole precession, and moment of inertia factor of Saturn

Jacobson, R. A.; French, R. G.; Nicholson, P. D.; Hedman, M.; Colwell, J. E.; Marouf, E.; Rappaport, N.; McGhee, C.; Sepersky, T.; Lonergan, K.

The pole orientation, pole precession, and moment of inertia factor of Saturn

Jacobson, R. A.; French, R. G.; Nicholson, P. D.; Hedman, M.; Colwell, J. E.; Marouf, E.; Rappaport, N.; McGhee, C.; Sepersky, T.; Lonergan, K.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/43940

Date: 2011-10-02

Keywords: Saturn; polar; rings; Saturn's pole

Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2011.

Citation: European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) Joint Meeting 2011 La Cité Internationale des Congrès Nantes Métropole, Nantes, France, October 2-7, 2011

Abstract:

This paper discusses our determination of the Saturn's pole orientation and precession using a combination of Earthbased and spacecraft based observational data. From our model of the polar motion and the observed precession rate we obtain a value for Saturn's polar moment of inertia

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