SOLAR SYSTEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which outer planets have rings?
A
Just Saturn
B
Saturn and Jupiter
C
Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn
D
all 4 of them
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since then, astronomers – who study the universe and everything in it, like planets – have used bigger and better telescopes to find rings around all of the outer gas giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus.

Detailed explanation-2: -All four of our Solar System’s giant planets have rings. We’ve also found rings around asteroids, a dwarf planet, and a world orbiting another star.

Detailed explanation-3: -) In contrast, the four outer planets, also called the Jovian, or giant, planets-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune-are large objects with densities less than 2 grams per cubic cm; they are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium (Jupiter and Saturn) or of ice, rock, hydrogen, and helium (Uranus and Neptune).…

Detailed explanation-4: -Of course, it’s always possible that more moons will be discovered orbiting Jupiter in the future, and that number will go up. Eight of Jupiter’s moons are regular satellites, with 4 large, spherical moons, and 4 smaller moons that orbit closer to Jupiter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jupiter is known to have 4 sets of rings: the halo ring, the main ring, the Amalthea gossamer ring, and the Thebe gossamer ring. The halo ring is closest into Jupiter starting at a radius of 92, 000 km and extending out to a radius of 122, 500 km.

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