Search Results - "Cuzzi, J.N"

Particle size distributions in chondritic meteorites: Evidence for pre-planetesimal histories by Simon, J.I., Cuzzi, J.N., McCain, K.A., Cato, M.J., Christoffersen, P.A., Fisher, K.R., Srinivasan, P., Tait, A.W., Olson, D.M., Scargle, J.D.

“…Magnesium-rich silicate chondrules and calcium-, aluminum-rich refractory inclusions (CAIs) are fundamental components of primitive chondritic meteorites. It…”
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Cassini-VIMS observations of Saturn’s main rings: II. A spectrophotometric study by means of Monte Carlo ray-tracing and Hapke’s theory by Ciarniello, M., Filacchione, G., D’Aversa, E., Capaccioni, F., Nicholson, P.D., Cuzzi, J.N., Clark, R.N., Hedman, M.M., Dalle Ore, C.M., Cerroni, P., Plainaki, C., Spilker, L.J.

“…•Ring spectrophotometric behavior is investigated on VIMS-Cassini radial mosaics.•Light scattering models are used to infer ring composition and physical…”
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Exposure age of Saturn's A and B rings, and the Cassini Division as suggested by their non-icy material content by Zhang, Z., Hayes, A.G., Janssen, M.A., Nicholson, P.D., Cuzzi, J.N., de Pater, I., Dunn, D.E.

“…•Large particles scatter more isotropically in regions of high optical depth.•Less than 0.5% non-icy fractions in the A and B Rings.•1%–2% non-icy fractions in…”
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Corrigendum to ‘Particle size distributions in chondritic meteorites: Evidence for pre-planetesimal histories’ [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 494 (2018) 69–82] by Simon, J.I., Cuzzi, J.N., McCain, K.A., Cato, M.J., Christoffersen, P.A., Fisher, K.R., Srinivasan, P., Tait, A.W., Olson, D.M., Scargle, J.D.

“…•All measured particle size distributions are significantly broader than previously reported.•In Allende ∼85% of particles are unrimmed and in direct contact…”
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VLA multi-wavelength microwave observations of Saturn's C and B rings by Zhang, Z., Hayes, A.G., de Pater, I., Dunn, D.E., Janssen, M.A., Nicholson, P.D., Cuzzi, J.N., Butler, B.J., Sault, R.J., Chatterjee, S.

“…•Intrinsic thermal emission in the middle C ring is especially high and wavelength-independent.•Middle C ring contains large particles with a rocky core…”
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Cassini microwave observations provide clues to the origin of Saturn's C ring by Zhang, Z., Hayes, A.G., Janssen, M.A., Nicholson, P.D., Cuzzi, J.N., de Pater, I., Dunn, D.E., Estrada, P.R., Hedman, M.M.

“…•High observed brightness at near-zero azimuth, imply particles are 70–75% porous.•Intramixed non-icy fractions are generally 1–2%, but reach 6–11% in the mid…”
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Connections between spectra and structure in Saturn’s main rings based on Cassini VIMS data by Hedman, M.M., Nicholson, P.D., Cuzzi, J.N., Clark, R.N., Filacchione, G., Capaccioni, F., Ciarniello, M.

“…Saturn’s main rings exhibit variations in both their opacity and their spectral properties on a broad range of spatial scales, and the correlations between…”
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Evolving View of Saturn's Dynamic Rings by Cuzzi, J.N, Burns, J.A, Charnoz, S, Clark, R.N, Colwell, J.E, Dones, L, Esposito, L.W, Filacchione, G, French, R.G, Hedman, M.M, Kempf, S, Marouf, E.A, Murray, C.D, Nicholson, P.D, Porco, C.C, Schmidt, J, Showalter, M.R, Spilker, L.J, Spitale, J.N, Srama, R, Sremčević, M, Tiscareno, M.S, Weiss, J

“…We review our understanding of Saturn's rings after nearly 6 years of observations by the Cassini spacecraft. Saturn's rings are composed mostly of water ice…”
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Cassini–VIMS observations of Saturn’s main rings: I. Spectral properties and temperature radial profiles variability with phase angle and elevation by Filacchione, G., Ciarniello, M., Capaccioni, F., Clark, R.N., Nicholson, P.D., Hedman, M.M., Cuzzi, J.N., Cruikshank, D.P., Dalle Ore, C.M., Brown, R.H., Cerroni, P., Altobelli, N., Spilker, L.J.

“…•VIS–IR spectrograms are built from ten Cassini–VIMS ring mosaics.•Spectral properties are inferred using VIS slopes, water ice band depths and I/F…”
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Saturn’s F Ring core: Calm in the midst of chaos by Cuzzi, J.N., Whizin, A.D., Hogan, R.C., Dobrovolskis, A.R., Dones, L., Showalter, M.R., Colwell, J.E., Scargle, J.D.

“…•Saturn’s F Ring core exists where moonlet perturbations are strongly destabilizing.•Our theory for its stability combines numerical modeling and a simple…”
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The Generation of Lightning in the Solar Nebula by Desch, S.J., Cuzzi, J.N.

“…The process that melted and formed the chondrules, millimeter-sized glassy beads within meteorites, has not been conclusively identified. Origin by lightning…”
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Saturn’s icy satellites and rings investigated by Cassini–VIMS: III – Radial compositional variability by Filacchione, G., Capaccioni, F., Ciarniello, M., Clark, R.N., Cuzzi, J.N., Nicholson, P.D., Cruikshank, D.P., Hedman, M.M., Buratti, B.J., Lunine, J.I., Soderblom, L.A., Tosi, F., Cerroni, P., Brown, R.H., McCord, T.B., Jaumann, R., Stephan, K., Baines, K.H., Flamini, E.

“…► 2298 VIMS observations of Saturn’s satellites and one ring mosaic are analyzed. ► Average spectral properties of the system, from the C ring to Phoebe, are…”
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Comparison between the Shkuratov and Hapke Scattering Theories for Solid Planetary Surfaces: Application to the Surface Composition of Two Centaurs by Poulet, F., Cuzzi, J.N., Cruikshank, D.P., Roush, T., Dalle Ore, C.M.

“…This project examines the different approaches which deal with the theory of radiative transfer on atmosphereless bodies. We present the relative merits of two…”
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The Composition of Saturn's Rings by Poulet, F., Cuzzi, J.N.

“…A composite spectrum between 0.30 and 4.05 μm of Saturn's rings is analyzed using the Shkuratov scattering theory (Shkuratov et al. 1999, Icarus 137, 235–246)…”
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Saturn’s icy satellites investigated by Cassini–VIMS by Filacchione, G., Capaccioni, F., Clark, R.N., Cuzzi, J.N., Cruikshank, D.P., Coradini, A., Cerroni, P., Nicholson, P.D., McCord, T.B., Brown, R.H., Buratti, B.J., Tosi, F., Nelson, R.M., Jaumann, R., Stephan, K.

“…We report the detailed analysis of the spectrophotometric properties of Saturn’s icy satellites as derived by full-disk observations obtained by visual and…”
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A Study of Saturn's Ring Phase Curves from HST Observations by Poulet, F., Cuzzi, J.N., French, R.G., Dones, L.

“…Solar phase curves between 0.3° and 6.0° and color ratios at wavelengths λ=0.336 μm and λ=0.555 μm for Saturn's rings are presented using recent Hubble Space…”
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Saturn's rings in the thermal infrared by Spilker, L., Ferrari, C., Cuzzi, J.N., Showalter, M., Pearl, J., Wallis, B.

“…This paper reviews our current knowledge of Saturn's rings’ physical properties as derived from thermal infrared observations. Ring particle composition,…”
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Rossby Wave Propagation and Generation in the Protoplanetary Nebula by Sheehan, D.P., Davis, S.S., Cuzzi, J.N., Estberg, G.N.

“…The protoplanetary nebular analog to the planetary Rossby wave is developed. Linear dispersion relations are derived. It is found that the nebular Rossby wave…”
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The Rings Node for the Planetary Data System by Showalter, M.R., Bollinger, K.J., Cuzzi, J.N., Nicholson, P.D.

“…The Planetary Data System's Rings Node is devoted to the archiving and distributing of scientific data sets relevant to planetary ring systems. The two major…”
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Eccentric Ringlet in the Maxwell Gap at 1.45 Saturn Radii: Multi-Instrument Voyager Observations by Esposito, L. W., Borderies, N., Goldreich, P., Cuzzi, J. N., Holberg, J. B., Lane, A. L., Pomphrey, R. B., Terrile, R. J., Lissauer, J. J., Marouf, E. A., Tyler, G. L.

“…The Voyager spacecraft observed a narrow, eccentric ringlet in the Maxwell gap (1.45 Saturn radii) in Saturn's rings. Intercomparison of the Voyager imaging,…”
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