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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Jupiter's Rings
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Jupiter's Rings
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Astronomers using NASA's Voyager [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] spacecraft to search for a ring system around Jupiter discovered these faint rings in 1979. Unlike Saturn's bright rings which are composed of chunks of rock and ice, Jupiter's rings [ http://ringside.arc…] appear to consist of fine particles of dust. One possibility is that the dust is produced by impacts with Jupiter's inner moons. This false color image has been computer enhanced. The gas giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all known to have rings. For more information about planetary ring systems see the Planetary Rings Node [ http://ringside.arc…]. Tomorrow's picture: A Volcanic Moon
Explanation
Astronomers using NASA's Voyager [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] spacecraft to search for a ring system around Jupiter discovered these faint rings in 1979. Unlike Saturn's bright rings which are composed of chunks of rock and ice, Jupiter's rings [ http://ringside.arc…] appear to consist of fine particles of dust. One possibility is that the dust is produced by impacts with Jupiter's inner moons. This false color image has been computer enhanced. The gas giant planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all known to have rings. For more information about planetary ring systems see the Planetary Rings Node [ http://ringside.arc…]. Tomorrow's picture: A Volcanic Moon Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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NASA, Voyager Project
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NASA, Voyager Project
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1979
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1979
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Uranus
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Uranus
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Voyager
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Voyager
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Moon
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Moon
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Neptune
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Neptune
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Uranus
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Uranus
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rings
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rings
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1979
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1979
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SPD-APOD-ap950802
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