As the ring might have blocked sunlight in the planet’s winter hemisphere ... layer of complexity to our understanding of how extra-terrestrial events may have shaped Earth’s climate ...

Observational and theoretical studies of planetary atmospheres and rings; chemistry and dynamics of the Venus clouds; waves in Saturn's rings; numerical methods for radiation transfer. Esposito, L.W., ...

With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth ...

I'm also broadly interested in atmospheric dynamics and evolution of terrestrial planets, planetary climates ... I have studied synchronization in astrophysical contexts (planetary rings, etc) using N ...

Most terrestrial planets have atmospheres ... Saturn is almost as large as Jupiter and has 82 moons. It has a system of rings orbiting around it, which are made up of rock and icy debris.