Uranus's rings

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:associated_with Uranus's moons
gptkbp:color dark
gptkbp:composed_of dust
rocky material
ice particles
gptkbp:diameter up to 10 meters
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:James_L._Elliot
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1977
gptkbp:gravity_effect affects nearby moons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uranus's rings
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Uranus
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkbp:is_visible_from not easily visible from Earth
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 0.5 days
gptkbp:population_density low density
gptkbp:research_importance study of planetary formation
insight into moon formation
understanding of ring dynamics
gptkbp:ring_dynamics complex interactions with moons
gptkbp:ring_formation_theories collisional debris
remnants of moon formation
gptkbp:ring_name gptkb:Lambda_ring
gptkb:13
Epsilon ring
Alpha ring
Beta ring
Delta ring
Eta ring
Gamma ring
Iota ring
Kappa ring
Mu ring
Zeta ring
Nu ring
gptkbp:ring_observation_challenges distance from Earth
faintness of rings
light scattering effects
gptkbp:ring_particle_color dark and reddish
gptkbp:ring_particle_composition mostly water ice
gptkbp:ring_particle_size varies from micrometers to meters
gptkbp:ring_structure narrow and well-defined
gptkbp:ring_system_age possibly young
gptkbp:ring_system_origin gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:topics gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
planetary science
gptkbp:width up to 100 kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Voyager_ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6