Ring detected around a dwarf planet

Amanda A. Sickafoose ()
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Amanda A. Sickafoose: South African Astronomical Observatory

Nature, 2017, vol. 550, issue 7675, 197-198

Abstract: Observations of the distant dwarf planet Haumea constrain its size, shape and density, and reveal an encircling planetary ring. The discovery suggests that rings are not as rare in the Solar System as previously thought. See Letter p.219

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/550197a

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