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I'm curious what is the reason to think there would be ring systems around these objects? Aren't rings usually associated with planets much larger than earth,
by radarsat1 8y ago
I'm curious what is the reason to think there would be ring systems around these objects? Aren't rings usually associated with planets much larger than earth, whereas these objects are much smaller?
- eponeponepon 8y agoLong-lasting rings would be - fundamentally all you need for a ring to form is some debris and a gravity well. To be clear, something that "doesn't last long" on an astronomical timescale could still quite happily exist stably for several dozen human lifetimes.