11. Does Uranus have rings? (A K2S Question)

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Uranus has a faint planetary ring system, composed of dark particulate matter up to 33 feet in diameter. The rings are dark, narrow, and invisible from Earth, but are thick enough to block out the light from distant stars.


Answer provided by Laura Peckyno & Robert Peckyno


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer