R/2003 U 1
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R/2003 U 1 is the outermost known planetary ring in the Uranian system. It was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2003. It lies at the orbit of the small moon Mab, and appears to consist of material blasted off the surface of that moon.
External links
- [NASA's Hubble Discovers New Rings and Moons Around Uranus] — STScI news release
- [Faint New Ring Discovered Around Uranus] — Keck Observatory news release
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