Jovian ring system
E385078
The Jovian ring system is a faint, dusty set of planetary rings encircling Jupiter, composed mainly of small particles likely sourced from its inner moons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jovian ring system canonical | 1 |
| Jupiter Roche zone | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical structure
ⓘ
planetary ring system ⓘ |
| albedo | very low ⓘ |
| AmaltheaGossamerRingExtent | from Amalthea orbit outward ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem |
Jovian satellite system
ⓘ
surface form:
Jupiter system
|
| brightness | much fainter than Saturn ring system ⓘ |
| comparedToOtherGiantPlanetRings | one of the faintest known ⓘ |
| composition |
micrometer-sized dust particles
ⓘ
rocky material ⓘ silicate dust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Voyager 1 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| dustDynamics |
influenced by Jupiter magnetic field
ⓘ
influenced by Poynting–Robertson drag ⓘ influenced by radiation pressure ⓘ |
| dustSourceProcess | micrometeoroid impacts on inner moons ⓘ |
| gravitationalEnvironment | dominated by Jupiter gravity ⓘ |
| hasHaloRingShape | thick torus close to Jupiter ⓘ |
| hasObservationWavelength |
backscattered light is very weak
ⓘ
near-infrared ⓘ visible light ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Amalthea
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalthea gossamer ring
Thebe gossamer ring ⓘ halo ring ⓘ main ring ⓘ |
| hostPlanet | Jupiter ⓘ |
| inclinationRelativeToJupiterEquator | approximately zero ⓘ |
| innerBoundaryApproximateRadius | about 1.4 Jupiter radii ⓘ |
| is |
dusty
ⓘ
faint ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jovian ring system
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jupiter Roche zone
|
| mainRingLocation | between Metis and Adrastea orbits ⓘ |
| opticalDepth | very low ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter ⓘ |
| outerBoundaryApproximateRadius | about 3.5 Jupiter radii ⓘ |
| plane | Jupiter equatorial plane ⓘ |
| ringType | dust ring system ⓘ |
| sourceOfMaterial |
Adrastea
ⓘ
Amalthea ⓘ Metis ⓘ Thebe ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Galileo spacecraft
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ New Horizons ⓘ
surface form:
New Horizons spacecraft
Voyager 2 ⓘ |
| ThebeGossamerRingExtent | from Thebe orbit outward ⓘ |
| visibility | best seen in forward-scattered light ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jupiter Roche zone