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Planetary ring — Shepherd moon redirects here. For the Enya album, see Shepherd Moons. The moons Prometheus and Pandora shepherd the F ring of Saturn. A planetary ring is a ring of cosmic dust and other small particles orbiting around a planet in a flat disc… … Wikipedia
Ring — may refer to: Ring (jewellery), a decorative ornament worn on fingers, toes, or around the arm or neck Contents 1 Computing 2 Entertainment 3 … Wikipedia
Planetary Data System — The Planetary Data System (PDS) is a distributed data system that NASA uses to archive data collected by Solar System robotic missions and ground based support data associated with those missions. PDS is managed by NASA Headquarters Planetary… … Wikipedia
Planetary data for Jupiter — ▪ Table Planetary data for Jupiter mean distance from Sun 778,000,000 km (5.2 AU) eccentricity of orbit 0.049 inclination of orbit to ecliptic 1.3° Jovian year (sidereal period of revolution) 11.86 Earth years visual magnitude at mean opposition… … Universalium
Planetary data for Uranus — ▪ Table Planetary data for Uranus mean distance from Sun 2,870,990,000 km (19.2 AU) eccentricity of orbit 0.0461 inclination of orbit to ecliptic 0.774° Uranian year (sidereal period of revolution) 84.01 Earth years visual magnitude at mean… … Universalium
Planetary data for Neptune — ▪ Table Planetary data for Neptune mean distance from Sun 4,498,250,000 km (30.1 AU) eccentricity of orbit 0.0086 inclination of orbit to ecliptic 1.77° Neptunian year (sidereal period of revolution) 163.72 Earth years visual magnitude at mean… … Universalium
Planetary data for Saturn — ▪ Table Planetary data for Saturn mean distance from Sun 1,427,000,000 km (9.5 AU) eccentricity of orbit 0.054 inclination of orbit to ecliptic 2.5° Saturnian year (sidereal period of revolution) 29.44 Earth years visual magnitude at mean… … Universalium
Planetary nomenclature — Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the features can be easily located, described, and discussed. The task of assigning… … Wikipedia
Planetary science — Planetary science, also known as planetology and closely related to planetary astronomy, is the science of planets, or planetary systems, and the solar system. Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach, planetary science draws from diverse… … Wikipedia
Ring Nebula — For the Ring Nebula in Barnard s Galaxy, see Ring Nebula (NGC 6822). The Ring Nebula M57, The Ring Nebula. Credit: NASA/STScI/AURA … Wikipedia