Rings of Neptune

Rings of Neptune

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Rings of Neptune
name distance from centre of planet (km) observed
width (km) comments
Galle 41,900 2,000 indistinct edges
Le Verrier 53,200 110 flanked at inner edge by moon Despina
Lassell 55,200 4,000 bounded by rings Le Verrier and Arago
Arago 57,200 less than 100 somewhat brighter outer edge of broad Lassell ring
Galatea 61,950 less than 100 co-orbital with moon Galatea
Adams 62,930 15 possesses bright arcs; flanked at inner edge by moon Galatea
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