Astronomers Discover an Unusual Ring System of Planet Neptune
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Australian/New Zealand History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Polynesia, Oceania, New Zealand, Chile, California
- Date: 1982-1989
Article abstract: By use of ground-based telescopes and the Voyager 2 spacecraft, astronomers learned that Neptune has rings made of dustlike particles, as well as a unique in complete ring.
Summary of Event
In 1979, the Voyager 1 space probe discovered a ring of material around the planet Jupiter. This meant that of the solar system’s four gas giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—all but Neptune were known to have rings. Most astronomers, thus, expected to find rings at Neptune also.
The search for Neptunian rings was done...
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