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Uranus' RingsLike the other gas planets, Uranus has rings. Like Jupiter's,
they are very dark but like Saturn's they are composed of fairly large particles
ranging up to 10 meters in diameter in addition to fine dust. There are 11
known rings, all very faint; the brightest is known as the Epsilon ring.
The Uranian rings were the first after Saturn's to be discovered. This was
of considerable importance since we now know that rings are a common feature
of planets, not a peculiarity of Saturn alone. See the Gallery -Here-
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