Bleriot (moonlet)
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Bleriot (or Blériot), is the informal name for a
Cassini Imaging Team for the past decade.[2]
Bleriot has been subject to some scientific studies due to its large size and has helped scientists improve their understanding the interactions between objects within Saturn's rings.[3][4] The orbit of Bleriot has some anomalies such as that it sometimes is much further behind or ahead than is predicted to be.[3][5]
The name comes from French aviator Louis Blériot, who was the first person to fly across the English Channel.[2][3]
Due to its small size, Bleriot cannot be directly imaged, it can only be noticed by the "propeller-shaped" disturbances it creates around it.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISSN 1538-3881.
- ^ a b "Catalog Page for PIA21447". photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ a b c "NASA Cassini Images: Tiny Moons In Saturn's Rings". International Business Times. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Catalog Page for PIA12792". photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ Beatty, J. Keally (2010-07-16). "Strange Twists in Saturn's Rings". Sky and Telescope. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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