Saturday, April 5, 2014

Ringed Asteroid Stuns Astronomers | Space News

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Thunderbolts Project | Apr 4, 2014 | CHANNEL

A team of astronomers is puzzling over an unprecedented discovery--the first ever observed asteroid with its own ring system. The asteroid Chariklo, which is 250 km in diameter and orbits between Saturn and Uranus, displays two rings which are said to be similar in nature to those of Saturn. Wal Thornhill provides EU insight into the discovery.



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