Uranus's rings

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:associated_with Uranus's moons
gptkbp:color dark
dark and reddish
gptkbp:composed_of dust
rocky material
ice particles
gptkbp:depicted_in not easily visible from Earth
gptkbp:diameter up to 10 meters
varies from micrometers to meters
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:James_L._Elliot
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:orbital_period approximately 0.5 days
gptkbp:population low density
gptkbp:research_focus study of planetary formation
insight into moon formation
understanding of ring dynamics
gptkbp:ring_name gptkb:Lambda_ring
gptkb:unknown
gptkb:13
distance from Earth
mostly water ice
Epsilon ring
complex interactions with moons
Alpha ring
Beta ring
Delta ring
possibly young
Eta ring
Gamma ring
Iota ring
Kappa ring
Mu ring
Zeta ring
narrow and well-defined
Nu ring
collisional debris
faintness of rings
light scattering effects
remnants of moon formation
gptkbp:subject gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:observatory
astrophysics
planetary science
gptkbp:visual_effects affects nearby moons
gptkbp:width up to 100 kilometers
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Voyager_ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4