Astr 221 October 8, 2003: Rings and Things  

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Primordial Solar System

Jovian planet Formation

Ring Systems

Solid and Unstable

Saturn images through the ages

Saturn's Rings

Uranus Movie

Question: How else can we study rings?

Rings of Uranus Occult a background star

Rings of Uranus

Rings of Neptune

Jupiter's Ring -- enhanced image

Rings and Satellites of Jupiter

Gravity and Molecular forces

The Roche Limit

Roche Example

Rings and the Roche limit

Ring Spokes

Question:Why can't spokes rotate with rings?

Spokes and Gaps

Rings and Resonance

Density waves

Shepherding Satellites

Giant Planets and their Moons

Jupiter's Moons

The Galilean satellites

Artist's Renditions of view from Callisto and Ganymede

Europa and Io

Galilean Satellite compositions