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**nermise** · 04-16-2012, 09:10 PM

The planet Uranus has a system of rings intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune. The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Douglas J. Mink. More than 200 years ago, William Herschel also reported observing rings (in 1789); some modern astronomers are skeptical that he could have actually seen them, as they are very dark and faint – others are not.

The scheme of Uranus's ring-moon system. Solid lines denote rings; dashed lines denote orbits of moons.

04-16-2012, 09:10 PM	#22
nermise Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	The planet Uranus has a system of rings intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune. The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Douglas J. Mink. More than 200 years ago, William Herschel also reported observing rings (in 1789); some modern astronomers are skeptical that he could have actually seen them, as they are very dark and faint – others are not. The scheme of Uranus's ring-moon system. Solid lines denote rings; dashed lines denote orbits of moons.
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