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The architecture of the Cassini division

The Cassini Division in Saturn's rings contains a series of eight named gaps, three of which contain dense ringlets. Observations of stellar occultations by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer onboard the Cassini spacecraft have yielded 40 accurate and precise measurements of the radial position of the edges of all of these gaps and ringlets. These data reveal suggestive patterns in the s
Authors
M.M. Hedman, P. D. Nicholson, K. H. Baines, B. J. Buratti, Christophe Sotin, R. N. Clark, R. H. Brown, R.G. French, E.A. Marouf

G is for gnome

Possibly based on miners from Southeast Germany, ceramic gnomes feature the pointed red hat often worn by these miners.
Authors
W. H. Langer

F is for fuller's earth

Before putting on a wool cardigan, make sure you know how the wool was cleaned.
Authors
W. H. Langer

E is for earth

The planet's layers - particularly the earth's crust - provide many of life's essential building blocks.
Authors
W. H. Langer

D is for diamond

Real diamonds are a girl's best friend, but synthetic ones opened up a whole new world for granite.
Authors
W. H. Langer

C is for cactolith

Geologic jargon - though handy for triple-word scores - should be used in moderation.
Authors
W. H. Langer

B is for blinding

An enterprising operator finds a solution to a geologic problem that had been in the making for 1.4 million years.
Authors
W. H. Langer

A is for aggregate

No abstract available.
Authors
W. H. Langer

H is for highway

From cow paths to freeways, we seldom appreciate what went into America's highway system.
Authors
W. H. Langer

K is for potassium

K - the chemical symbol for the element/metal potassium.
Authors
W. H. Langer

L is for lava

From Mt. Vesuvius to Hawaii, molten rock continues to leave its mark.
Authors
W. H. Langer