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Jupiters' gases are confined to the planet by its massive gravity. The rocks and ice are trapped by the same gravity. The two do not interact. Some of the material in the rings falls out of orbit due to loss of forward momentum and fall into Jupiter. They are short lived and disintegrate.
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What is Jupiters climate like?
Jupiter is a big gas giant and has rings with ice in them
How are the rings of Saturn are different from the rings of Jupiter?
jupiters rings are bigger than Saturns.
Which planet of the gas giants has no rings?
Each of the four outer gas planets; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have a ring system, but Saturns rings are by far the most spectacular. Neptune and Jupiters ring system is very feint.
Who discovered jupiters rings?
William_Herschelwas first to claim seeing rings around Uranus.
How will jupiters gravity affect us?
we dont know
Are Jupiters rings dimmer and not as noticeable as Saturn's?
Yes. Saturn has the brighest, most noticeable rings of any planet in the solar system by far.
Is jupiters surface dry and rocky?
No. Jupiter is a gas giant, so it does not even have a definite surface.
What planets are large fast moving and made mostly of gas?
The exoplanets called "Hot Jupiters."
What is Jupiters terrains made of?
Jupiter has no terrain as we know it . . . it is a gas giant. It is mostly composed of various gasses.
What gas planet has 3 rings?
Jupiter has 4 known sets of rings. Neptune has five rings and Uranus has 13. Saturn has the most complex system, with about 7 sets of rings. No gas planet has only 3 rings.
In 1989 the rings of Neptune were thought to be what?
gas rings
What is below Jupiters armosphere?
a deep rocky core actually that isnt true. jupiter is a gas giant. jupiter has no real surface. it is all gas
