Rings [ID: 2]

Saturn may have the most famous rings but Jupiter has some too. Jupiter’s rings are best imaged when looking towards the sun because of the way small particles scatter light. This is a familiar process that allows us for example to see dust hanging in the air when we look at the beam of light from a projector.

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comment by bzznzo on 2024-08-13 14:47 UT
neato
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- comment by bzznzo on 2024-08-13 14:47 UT
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comment by Geflorsch-81 on 2021-06-16 20:04 UT
Wow! This is so fascinating!
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comment by Kelt-9b on 2020-04-05 04:52 UT
Ring around the planet was first observed by voyager 2 spacecraft but now we have a detailed picture of them rings explain a lot of things about the origin of the planet the disturbances in the young solar system. Saturn too has much more wider and thicker rings than we are able to see they were observed by the spitzer telescope, likewise we could get a better understanding of the main constituents of Jupiter's rings by viewing them in another wavelength of light. rings are worth studying.
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- comment by Burian-34 on 2020-04-29 13:03 UT
  i agree
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