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Mars rings: Not now, but maybe someday

Posted on March 20, 2017 by rburnham

As children, we learned about our solar system’s planets by certain characteristics — Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is red, but it’s possible that one of our closest neighbors also had … Continue reading →

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Phobos’ demise to produce Martian ring system

Posted on November 25, 2015 by rburnham

Mars’ largest moon, Phobos, is slowly falling toward the planet, but rather than smash into the surface, it likely will be shredded and the pieces strewn about the planet in a ring like the rings encircling Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and … Continue reading →

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