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Ring Spokes

Ring Spokes is a dynamic, transient feature observed in planetary rings, particularly Saturn's B ring, distinguished by its radial, spoke-like patterns of fine dust particles that co-rotate with the planet's magnetosphere and exhibit electrostatic levitation above the ring plane.

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A model for the formation of spokes in Saturn's ring

C. K. Goertz, G. E. Morfill · Icarus · 1983 · 201 citations

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Structures of radial spokes and associated complexes important for ciliary motility

Miao Gui, Meisheng Ma, E. Sze-Tu et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 2020 · 147 citations · Full text

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Dust-magnetosphere interactions

E. Grüen, G. E. Morfil, D. A. Mendis · 1984 · 71 citations

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Saturn's Spokes: Lost and Found

C. J. Mitchell, M. Horányi, O. Havnes et al. · Science · 2006 · 70 citations

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The periodic variation of spokes in Saturn's rings

C. A. Porco, G. E. Danielson · The Astronomical Journal · 1982 · 66 citations

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Authors

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  1. DA
    D. A. Mendis

    University of California San Diego, United States

    5 publications · 210 citations

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  2. JR
    Jay Roderick Hill

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 139 citations

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  3. RE
    Robert E. Eplee

    Science Applications International Corporation (United States), United States

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  4. CK
    C. K. Goertz

    University of Iowa, United States

    2 publications · 238 citations

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  5. CC
    C. C. Porco

    Space Science Institute, United States

    2 publications · 92 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    349 citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Garching bei München, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    340 citations

  3. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    63 citations

  4. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

    Heidelberg, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  6. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    305 citations

  7. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    152 citations

  8. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

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  1. Icarus

    8 publications · 402 citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 2 publications · 113 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 2 publications · 47 citations

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  5. Science

    1 publications · 70 citations

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