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Zulu123

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How are Neptune's rings different from the rings of Uranus?
 
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How were the rings of Uranus discovered?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The rings of Neptune are bright in forward-scattered light and that indicates the rings contain significant amounts of dust. The narrowness of the rings suggests that shepherd moons must confine them, and a few such moons have been found among the rings.

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The rings of Uranus were discovered in 1977, when Uranus crossed in front of a star. During this occultation, astronomers saw the star dim a number of times before and again after the planet crossed over the star. The dips in brightness were caused by rings circling Uranus.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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