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A dynamical model offering a possible explanation for azimuthal brightness variations in Saturn's ring A is considered. The orbits of ring particles encountering a massive moonlet (radius∼100m) are integrated numerically. It is seen that a density wake is produced if the random velocities of the ring particles are much smaller than 1 cm s−1.
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Karttunen, H. The wake model for azimuthal brightness variations in Saturn's A-ring. The Moon and the Planets 29, 117–120 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00928320
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