All our gas giants have rings
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All our gas giants have rings
There are four gas giants in the solar system. There are also four planets with rings. They are the same four:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Jupiter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Uranus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Neptune
Coincidence?
See also
https://www.universetoday.com/77109/whi ... ave-rings/
https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/why- ... ave-rings/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Chariklo (Not a gas giant, but it has rings)
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science ... ar-system/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Jupiter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Uranus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Neptune
Coincidence?
See also
https://www.universetoday.com/77109/whi ... ave-rings/
https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/why- ... ave-rings/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Chariklo (Not a gas giant, but it has rings)
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science ... ar-system/
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Re: All our gas giants have rings
CHARIKLO , I just learned something tonight, thank you.
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Re: All our gas giants have rings
Honestly had no idea Jupiter had rings
I guess that makes sense why it's maybe not as widely known as it now seems
In was not until 1979 that the rings of Jupiter were discovered
I guess that makes sense why it's maybe not as widely known as it now seems
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