Planetary Rings

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5383. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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Planetary rings are common to all the giant planets of our solar system. They form a disk of particles following a nearly circular orbit in the equatorial plane of the central planet. Ring disks have various dimensions and radial structures. They have been discovered from both ground-based and spacecraft observations. SATURN'S RINGS were discovered by GALILEO GALILEI in 1610 but clearly identifie...

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