The Jovian Planets

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The Jovian Planets
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Small Moons
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Galilean Moons
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Io
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Volcanism on Io
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Tidal Heating
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Jupiters Tidal Force
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Europa
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Water Mantle on Europa
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Tidal Flexing on Europa
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Ganymede
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Callisto
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Titan
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Infrared Image of Titan
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Medium-sized Moons of Saturn
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Triton
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Rings of Saturn
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Ices In Saturns Rings
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Rings of Saturn and Uranus
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Saturns Rings in Detail
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Dusty Rings of Uranus
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How Rings Are Created

• Ring material must be replenished
• Rings cannot last 4.6 billion years due to
  atmospheric friction and collisions
• Rings are continually created by destroying
  moons, comets, asteroids

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Rings of Jovian Planets