A second planet may possess Saturn like rings

A second planet may possess Saturn like rings
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In an interesting finding, researchers have detected features around minor planet Chiron that may signal rings, jets, or a shell of dust. So far there were only five bodies in our solar system that are known to bear rings. After planet Saturn, to a lesser extent, rings of gas and dust also encircle Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune.

Washington: In an interesting finding, researchers have detected features around minor planet Chiron that may signal rings, jets, or a shell of dust. So far there were only five bodies in our solar system that are known to bear rings. After planet Saturn, to a lesser extent, rings of gas and dust also encircle Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The fifth member of this haloed group is Chariklo, one of a class of minor planets called centaurs: small, rocky bodies that possess qualities of both asteroids and comets.

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