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Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Jupiter's Rings
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…].

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Credit and Copyright:
NASA, Voyager Project
facet_when:
1979
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Uranus
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Voyager
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Neptune
facet_what:
Uranus
facet_what:
rings
facet_when_year:
1979
original url:
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap950802

Jupiter's Rings