A Post-Equinox View of Saturn's Rings

Saturn's Equinox 2009: Oblique lighting exposed vertical structure and embedded objects. The rings were the
coldest ever. Dr. Esposito will show how images inspired new occultation and spectral analysis that show abundant structure in the perturbed regions.

The rings are more variable and complex than we had expected prior to this seasonal viewing geometry.

Speaker: Larry Esposito, University of Colorado, Boulder