September 25, 1998
Jupiter's Rings Consist of Dust From 4 of Its Moons
Researchers at Cornell University and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories announced last week that they had solved the mystery of the rings around Jupiter.
According to the scientists, the rings are composed of debris from the impact of micrometeoroids on four of Jupiter's moons.
"The why and the how of Jupiter's rings have been solved," Joseph F. Veverka, a professor of astronomy and planetary
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