Rings of Uranus - Proposed model is unworkable

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May 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980sci...208..625h&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 208, May 9, 1980, p. 625-627; Authors' Reply, p. 627.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Satellite Atmospheres, Uranus Rings, Gas Streams, Natural Satellites, Refractivity

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A model of Uranus's rings proposed by Van Flandern (1979) is discussed. According to the proposed model, Uranus's rings are the gaseous tails of unobserved small satellites. The hypothesis raises a number of objections, e.g., a gaseous torus must have a minor diameter of thousands, not tens, of kilometers; very large densities are required to produce the postulated angles of refraction; and making up the mass losses, even with a generous lifetime, would use up quite a large body in a few million years.

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