planetary ring
C16328
concept
A planetary ring is a flat, disk-shaped collection of countless small particles—ranging from dust to boulders—orbiting around a planet under its gravitational influence.
Observed surface forms (12)
- planetary ring gap ×5
- planetary ring system ×3
- Neptune ring ×2
- ring of Saturn ×2
- Neptunian ring feature ×1
- Saturnian ring ×1
- dust ring ×1
- feature of Saturn's ring system ×1
- main ring of Saturn ×1
- planetary ring arc ×1
- ring of Neptune ×1
- ring-like structure ×1
Instances (21)
- Hiʻiaka ring
- Adams ring
- Galle ring
- Arago ring
- Monoceros Ring via concept surface "ring-like structure"
- D ring
- F ring
- G ring
- Cassini Division via concept surface "planetary ring gap"
- Keeler Gap via concept surface "planetary ring gap"
- Phoebe ring of Saturn
- Jovian ring system via concept surface "planetary ring system"
-
rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)
via concept surface "planetary ring system"
surface form: rings of Uranus
- Fraternité arc via concept surface "planetary ring arc"
- Saturn ring system via concept surface "planetary ring system"
- Huygens Gap via concept surface "planetary ring gap"
- B ring of Saturn
- E ring of Saturn
- Saturn's A ring
- Encke Gap via concept surface "planetary ring gap"
- Saturn A-ring Keeler Gap via concept surface "planetary ring gap"