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New Vision of the Saturnian System in the Context of a Highly Dissipative Saturn

New Vision of the Saturnian System in the Context of a Highly Dissipative Saturn

Hardcover

Series: Space Sciences Issi, Book 89

Astronomy & SpacePhysics

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ISBN10: 9402423869
ISBN13: 9789402423860
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 463
Weight: 1.82
Height: 1.17 Width: 6.48 Depth: 9.28
Language: English

This book collects a set of contributions that reflect the profound transformation in our understanding of Saturn and its system of rings and moons. Once considered a relatively stable and slowly evolving system, it is now recognized as highly dynamic, shaped by unexpectedly strong tidal dissipation within the planet. This has major implications for the orbital evolution of its satellites, suggesting rapid outward migration and challenging long-standing views on the age and origin of both moons and rings. Central to these advances is the wealth of data returned by the Cassini mission, whose long-term observations, combined with significant progress in theoretical modeling, have reshaped our picture of the coupled evolution of Saturn, its interior, its rings, and its satellites.

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