The rings of Neptune

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: de Pater, Imke, Renner, Stéfan, Showalter, Mark R, Sicardy, Bruno
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 27.06.2019
• Subjects: Adaptive optics; Galatea; Hubble Space Telescope; Kepler laws; Neptune; Occultation; Optical properties; Optical thickness; Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Planetary rings; Solar orbits; Space telescopes

In 1984, three telescopes in South America recorded an occultation of a star near Neptune. It was attributed to the existence of a partial ring or ring arc. The existence of ring arcs around Neptune was confirmed during subsequent years via other occultation experiments and by the Voyager 2 spacecra...