Cassini makes simultaneous measurements of Saturn's nightside aurora and associated electric current system
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
Since the NASA / ESA Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn in 2004, astronomers and space scientists have been able to study the ringed planet and its moons in great detail. Now, for the first time, a team of planetary scientists have made simultaneous measurements of Saturn’s nightside aurora, magnetic field, and associated charged particles.