Jul 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987sciam.257...52c&link_type=abstract
Scientific American (ISSN 0036-8733), vol. 257, July 1987, p. 52-66.
Physics
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Cosmic Dust, Planetology, Uranus Rings, Dynamic Models, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Uranus, Rings, Spacecraft Observations, Voyager 2, Photographs, Dust, Composition, Ring Arcs, Diagrams, Shepherd Satellites, Characteristics, Roche Limit, Formation, Collisions, Physical Properties, Comparisons, Features, Earth-Based Observations, Width, Occultations, Ringlets, Particles, Density, Dynamics, Theoretical Studies, Satellites, Color, Surface, Brightness, Ring Gaps, Gravity Effects, Age, Moonlets
Scientific paper
The rings of Uranus are not all circular; nor do they all lie in the plane of Uranus' equator. The epsilon ring of Uranus, which is the largest and outermost one, ranges in width from 20 to 96 km in proportion to the distance of the ring material from Uranus. Typical rings can be modeled by assuming that its edges are defined by a combination of smooth elliptical orbits and random 'wiggles'. A transition from a few large moons in outer regions to many small moons just outside ring-filled inner regions is a feature noted to be held in common by the ring and moon systems of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Cuzzi Jeff N.
Espositio L. W.
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