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This paper reviews the physical nature of the satellites of the planets, excluding the Moon but including the rings of Saturn. Emphasis is placed on the best studied objects: Titan, Phobos and Deimos, the four Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto), and the rings of Saturn.
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The authors dedicate this paper to the memory of Gerard P. Kuiper, who died on 24 December 1973. It was his pioneering research begun in the early 1940's that opened the era of physical studies of the satellites. That work, together with his lifelong study of the origin of the system of planets and satellites, provided the foundation upon which much of the work reviewed in this paper is based.
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Morrison, D., Cruikshank, D.P. Physical properties of the natural satellites. Space Sci Rev 15, 641–739 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175241
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