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sarasara

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Name three bodies in the solar system other than Earth that exhibit active volcanism.
 
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What two roles do ring moons play in the nature of planetary ring systems?
 
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Eazy416

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Triton, Venus, and Io.

Answer to Question 2

Gravitational pull of nearby moons tends to shepherd ring particles by gravitationally altering their orbits. Material is continually recycled between the rings and the ring moons. The ring moons gradually sweep up particles, which are subsequently ejected by collisions with large chunks of ring material.


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