Computer Science
Scientific paper
Aug 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.280..377s&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 280, Aug. 2, 1979, p. 377, 378.
Computer Science
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Jupiter (Planet), Ring Structures, Saturn Rings, Uranus Rings, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Natural Satellites, Particles, Roche Limit, Rings, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Voyager, Origin, Roche Limit, Ice, Satellites, Amalthea, Pioneer 11, Accretion, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Particles, Radiation Exposure, Poynting Robertson Effect, Thermal History, Van Allen Belt, Silicates, Graphite, Magnesium Silica Oxide
Scientific paper
The ring systems of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are compared, and their origins are discussed. The locations and widths of the rings are considered in relation to various theoretical limits, noting that all the rings lie outside the lower accretion limit and the limits at which incident and orbiting bodies will break up, and inside the upper accretion limit. The ring densities at which the rings lie within their respective Roche limits, however, are found to vary greatly among the various ring systems. The above considerations lead to the conclusions that the rings of Saturn are composed primarily of ice and are the products of condensation from the protoplanetary nebula, while those of Jupiter and Uranus are the products of the breakup of nonspherical bodies.
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