Moonlet
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Moonlet is an informal term for a particularly small natural satellite. In astronomical literature, it has been used in at least two situations:
- A belt of objects embedded in a planetary ring, as in Saturn's A Ring ("propeller" moonlets)[1][2] or in Saturn's F Ring.[3]
- Occasionally for asteroid moons, such as the moons of 87 Sylvia.[4]
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- ^ Matthew S. Tiscareno et al. (2006). "100-metre-diameter moonlets in Saturn's A ring from observations of 'propeller' structures". Nature 440: 648–650. doi:. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v440/n7084/full/nature04581.html.
- ^ Miodrag Sremčević et al. (2007). "A belt of moonlets in Saturn's A ring". Nature 449: 1019–1021. doi:. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v449/n7165/full/nature06224.html.
- ^ Carl D. Murray et al. (June 5, 2008). "The determination of the structure of Saturn's F ring by nearby moonlets". Nature. http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PMC/PRel/STFC/CassColl.aspx.
- ^ F. Marchis et al. (2005). "Discovery of the triple asteroidal system 87 Sylvia". Nature 436: 822. doi:. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2005Natur.436..822M&db_key=AST&data_type=HTML&format=&high=444b66a47d32268.
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