What's New!
...at the PDS Rings Node (2004)

October 22, 2004

Our new volume of high-resolution ring profiles from the Voyager images is now in peer review. [NB volume no longer in peer review] Browse the on-line volume VG_2810 or download the entire volume as a zip file.


October 22, 2004

The preliminary [NB volume is no longer preliminary, but in peer review] expanded version of the Voyager IRIS data set, VGIRIS_0001 (Jupiter, Voyagers 1 & 2) and VGIRIS_0002 (Saturn, Voyagers 1 & 2) , now contains all the data from the Jupiter and Saturn encounters.


September 30, 2004

An expanded version of the Voyager IRIS data set is in preparation. A preliminary [NB volume is no longer preliminary, but in peer review] version of these volumes, VGIRIS_0001 (Jupiter, Voyagers 1 & 2) and VGIRIS_0002 (Saturn, Voyagers 1 & 2) , contains an expanded set of IRIS spectra from the Voyager 1 Saturn encounter. Ring geometry information is also included. You can download the entire volume as a zip file VGIRIS_0001 (Jupiter, Voyagers 1 & 2) and VGIRIS_0002 (Saturn, Voyagers 1 & 2) . Check back for updates!


September 30, 2004

The Voyager Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS) ring occultation data set, VG_2802, is complete. You can download the entire volume as a zip file here.


June 30, 2004

A preliminary version of new volume [NB volume is no longer preliminary nor in peer review] VG_2810 contains high-resolution ring profiles derived from the Voyager images. Profiles of both the lit and dark sides are included. This early release is intended to support the analysis of Cassini data acquired during the Saturn orbit insertion. You can download the entire volume as a zip file here.

The recommended data files to use are these:

These are sampled at 2-km resolution; other resolutions are available in the same directory, DATA/.
May 21, 2004

By popular demand, our on-line ephemeris tools now return diagrams in PDF and JPEG format in addition to Postscript. You will also see a small preview of the diagram immediately.


February 27, 2004

We have new updates to our software toolkits. Included are updated versions of the Kepler, Julian and Profile libraries, plus new support for the Central Node's Object Access Library. Extensive documentation is on line.


January 12, 2004

The Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS) and Radio Science (RSS) ring occultation data sets [NB volume VG_2802 is no longer in peer review] , VG_2802 and VG_2803 are in peer review. Comments welcome. If you prefer, you can download Zip files of each entire CD from our archives directory.


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