Jupiter's rings

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf planetary ring system
gptkbp:age relatively young
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Jupiter's_moons
Jupiter's_atmosphere
Jupiter's_magnetosphere
gptkbp:auxiliaryVessel gptkb:Gossamer_Rings
gptkbp:colors faint and translucent
mostly greyish
gptkbp:composedOf dust particles
ice particles
gptkbp:contains small moonlets
gptkbp:distribution very low density
gptkbp:established Voyager 1
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Galileo_spacecraft
gptkbp:firstPublished Pioneer 10
gptkbp:formed material from moons
gptkbp:historicalResearch ongoing studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jupiter's rings
gptkbp:influencedBy Jupiter's_gravity
gptkbp:interactsWith Jupiter's_magnetic_field
gptkbp:isTrainedIn gptkb:Halo_Ring
gptkbp:lighting very faint
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:material impacts on moons
gptkbp:numberOfStudents four
gptkbp:operationalRange constantly changing
gptkbp:orbitalInclination about 10 hours
gptkbp:peerage requires advanced telescopes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Saturn's_rings
gptkbp:releaseYear 1979
gptkbp:researchInterest high due to unique characteristics
gptkbp:resolution about 30 kilometers
gptkbp:ringName complex and varied
varies significantly
influenced by nearby moons
still under investigation
affected by solar radiation pressure
best viewed during certain angles
constantly replenished
important for planetary science.
includes micrometeoroid debris
less than a million years
not perfectly circular
primarily water ice and silicate material
less_prominent_than_Saturn's
gptkbp:scientificName helps understand ring formation
gptkbp:sequel Main Ring
gptkbp:size varies from micrometers to centimeters
gptkbp:visibility difficult_to_see_from_Earth
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:New_Horizons_mission
gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
ultraviolet light
gptkbp:width about 7,000 kilometers