| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Ring Systems of the Solar System Objects and Exoplanets |
| Main Convener | Dr. Wing-Huen Ip (National Central University, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Larry Esposito (University of Colorado Boulder, United States) Prof. Keiji Ohtsuki (Kobe University, Japan) |
| Session Description | The Grand Finale of the Cassini mission gave us super close-up views of the Saturnian rings, the best ever achieved. The suite of scientific instruments including the imaging experiments at different wavelengths, radio science and particles-and-fields experiments provided unprecedented detailed information on the ring structures and ring-satellite and ring-atmosphere interaction effects. Not to be outshone, the JUNO mission to Jupiter has also obtained a treasure trove of data on the plasma and dust environment of the Jovian rings. And the intriguing ring systems of Uranus and Neptune need to a new look in view of the push for a space mission to these icy giants. If we add the recent discovery of rings around some Centaurs and search for exoplanetary rings, there is a wide range of interesting topics to be explored under the sunny Hawaiian sky. |