The discovery of a new system of rings requires a search for a new explanation of how it formed and why it survived.
Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have discovered that the dwarf planet Quarar has an unusual ring system. This was reported by the press service of the British University.
According to experts, the distance between the planet and its ring contradicts existing theories of the formation of such systems. After all, they are far from the surface of the dwarf planet by about 4.1 thousand km.
“The discovery of a previously unknown ring system in the solar system was a big surprise for us, and in particular we did not expect to find it at such a distance from Quarar. It calls into question our ideas about how the ring sounds gas and dust. can appear around planets,” said university professor Vic Dillon.
It is noted that astronomers are observing the dwarf planet using the HiPERCAM camera installed on the Gran Telescopio Canarias telescope.
It is known that this dwarf planet has a diameter of 1.12 thousand kilometers, and the 170-kilometer moon Veyvot revolves around it. A year in Kvarar lasts about 289 years.
It was previously reported that the NASA SDO apparatus detected a powerful burst of plasma on the Sun.
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