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Dump truck around Jupiter.

Source :
Discover. Sep96, Vol. 17 Issue 9, p26. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Reports on the computer model of the planet Jupiter's ring created by astrophysicists Mihaly Horanyi and Thomas Cravens. Indirect distortion of the ring by Jupiter's powerful magnetic field; Prediction that a typical particle survives only 14 weeks before plunging into Jupiter; Replenishment of the ring's mass by debris from the moons Metis, Adrastea and Io.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PLANETARY rings
*JUPITER (Planet)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02747529
Volume :
17
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Discover
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9608200427