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The Jovian Planet Rings

The Jovian Planet Rings. William Allen Dylan Relue Gabriella Lopez . Jovian Planet Basics. - Far from Sun - Large - Low density - Many moons - Circled by rings - Rapid rotation - No solid surface. Jupiter .

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The Jovian Planet Rings

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  1. The Jovian Planet Rings William Allen Dylan Relue Gabriella Lopez

  2. Jovian Planet Basics - Far from Sun - Large - Low density - Many moons - Circled by rings - Rapid rotation - No solid surface

  3. Jupiter • The rings were not discovered until 1979, in a picture taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, as it went by. • Has planetary rings that are made up of dust from four moons including Thebe, Amalthea, Metis, and Adrastea.

  4. The Three Main Segmentsof Jupiter’s Rings • An inner torus of particles known as the halo • A slightly bright main ring. • Outer gossamer rings

  5. Saturn • Rings discovered in 1655, by Christiaan Huygens, using a relatively small telescope. • Has 7 main rings making it the most extensive planetary ring system in the Solar System. 

  6. About the Rings • The seven rings of Saturn consist of thousands of narrow ringlets. The ringlets are made up of billions of pieces of ice. • These pieces range from ice particles that are the size of dust to chunks of ice that measure more than 10 feet (3 meters) in diameter.

  7. Uranus • Uranus has 13 prominent rings • There are many other rings that are still being discovered • The rings were discovered in 1977

  8. Rings of Uranus • The rings are composed of frozen chunks of ice and rock. • The rings are extremely dark. • Scientists have to use special cameras in order to take pictures of the rings.

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  10. Neptune • Neptune rings were discovered in 1989 by Voyager 2. • There are 5 primary rings.

  11. Neptune’s Rings • Neptune has three major rings and a fainter fourth ring. • The rings appear to be made of dust particles. • Neptune’s outer ring, the Adam ring, is unlike any other planetary ring in the solar system. • The dust that it is made of is unevenly spread out.

  12. Ring Similarities • Neptune’s rings are made up of similar material as Uranus’ rings. • They also require a special camera to see them. • The structure of Neptune’s rings resembles that of Jupiter’s rings.

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