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LANGERSEK , R.

Last name: LANGERSEK

First name: R.

2023 (v1)

Journal article

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A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit

Morgado, B. E. Sicardy, B. Braga-Ribas, F.

Planetary rings are observed not only around giant planets1, but also around small bodies such as the Centaur Chariklo2 and the dwarf planet Haumea3. Up to now, all known dense rings were located close enough to their parent bodies, being inside the Roche limit, where tidal forces prevent material with reasonable densities from aggregating into...

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