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planetary ring of Neptune
Also known as: Le Verrier

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ring system of Neptune

  • clouds in Neptune's atmosphere
    In Neptune: The ring system

    …five known rings of Neptune—Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago, and Galatea, in order of increasing distance from the planet—lack the nonuniformity in density exhibited by Adams. Le Verrier, which is about 110 km (70 miles) in radial width, closely resembles the nonarc regions of Adams. Similar to the relationship between…

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