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Two-Decade Study Reveals Different Origins and Compositions of Uranus’s Outermost Mu and Nu Ringsuniversetoday.com
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Two-Decade Study Reveals Different Origins and Compositions of Uranus’s Outermost Mu and Nu Rings

Observations combining data from the Keck Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope reveal the mu ring is blue and icy while the nu ring is red and rich in dust and tholins. The findings highlight differences in the tiny moons supplying the rings and raise…

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