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they were discovered 17 days after the planet itself was discovered.

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Q: When were the rings on Neptune discovered?
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Who discovered Neptune's rings?

neptune's rings were discovered by Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989


Who discovered all four rings in Neptune?

neptune's rings were discovered by Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989Rate This Answer


What colors are Neptune's rings?

Neptune has five main rings surrounding it. The rings of Neptune appear to be a reddish color. they were first discovered in 1984.


How were Neptune's rings discovered and when?

It is top classified information that only the government and the NASA association can now about it


What planet is blue and has very thin newly discovered rings?

Neptune.


Why are Neptune's rings unusual?

They are not. Older texts and teachers still state that the rings of Neptune were incomplete, however, since the Voyager flyby, it was discovered that although they were fragmented, they were complete.


How many rings does Neptune have and what are the names?

Neptune has three main rings but all in all it has four total rings. I cannot make up the names right now but I do know that they are named after the scientists who discovered them.


Who discovered complete rings around neptune?

No, this was not a HST discovery. The 5 rings were discovered first in 1968 (through occultation data, no pix). The first photos were made by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1989 (before the launch of the HST in 1990).


Voyager 2 discovered new moons and rings around me in 1989?

Voyager 2 discovered 5 new moons and 4 new rings around Neptune.


Witch planets have rings?

Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Saturn are the four planets in our solar system that have rings. Jupiter's rings were only discovered in 1979.


How many moons and rings does Neptune have?

Neptune has 13 known moons and a ring system with 5 principal rings, which were discovered in 1989 by the Voyager 2 space probe. (see related question)


What are the names of Neptune's 13 rings?

Neptune does not have 13 rings. Neptune has 13 moons and 5 rings.