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natalie2426

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Explain how shepherd moons constrain the motions of small particles into a narrow ring about a planet.
 
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The distances to other stars are best measured in ________.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A moon tends to push ring particles away from it. Two shepherding moons are then able to push ring particles together into a narrow ring that lies between the orbits of the two moons.

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light-years


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
:D TYSM

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