E ring of Saturn
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The E ring of Saturn is a vast, diffuse ring composed mainly of tiny ice particles, largely sustained by icy plumes erupting from the moon Enceladus.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diffuse ring
ⓘ
planetary ring ⓘ |
| associatedMoon | Enceladus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightnessCorrelatesWith | activity level of Enceladus ⓘ |
| composedOf | micrometer-sized ice grains ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | water ice particles ⓘ |
| contains | charged dust grains ⓘ |
| densityDecreasesWith | distance from Enceladus ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Pioneer 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentCharacterizedBy | low optical depth and sparse particles ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | just outside the orbit of Mimas ⓘ |
| extendsTo | beyond the orbit of Titan ⓘ |
| fedBy | cryovolcanic activity on Enceladus ⓘ |
| hasAsDominantConstituent | water ice ⓘ |
| hasColor | bluish-white in scattered light ⓘ |
| hasInnerRadius | approximately 3 Saturn radii from Saturn ⓘ |
| hasOuterRadius | approximately 8 Saturn radii from Saturn ⓘ |
| hasRadialExtent | hundreds of thousands of kilometers ⓘ |
| hasShape | broad torus around Saturn ⓘ |
| influences | space environment around Enceladus ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Saturn magnetosphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
orbits of small Saturnian moons ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | ring system sustained by active moon ⓘ |
| isLargest | ring of Saturn by radial extent ⓘ |
| isOutside | main rings of Saturn ⓘ |
| liesBeyond | A ring of Saturn ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | continuous replenishment from Enceladus ⓘ |
| namedAfter | letter E in sequence of Saturn rings ⓘ |
| observedExtensivelyBy | Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ visible wavelengths ⓘ |
| opticalDepth | very low ⓘ |
| orbits | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| particleDynamicsInfluencedBy |
Saturn’s gravity
ⓘ
electromagnetic forces ⓘ solar radiation pressure ⓘ |
| particleLifetimeLimitedBy |
gravitational perturbations
ⓘ
plasma drag ⓘ radiation pressure ⓘ |
| particleSizeRange | submicrometer to several micrometers ⓘ |
| partOf | ring system of Saturn ⓘ |
| peakDensityNear | orbit of Enceladus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfMaterial | Enceladus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sustainedBy | plumes of Enceladus ⓘ |
| visibility | best seen in forward-scattered sunlight ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.