Q25
The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ________.
A.
Earth
B.
Jupiter
AnswerC.
Mars
D.
Pluto
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Jupiter’s dusty main ring system is harder to see than Saturn’s, but it’s there nonetheless. Jupiter’s largely invisible torus of ionized plasma continually being ejected from its third-largest moon Io. This ring of superheated plasma orbits around Jupiter at a staggering minimum temperature of 99,700° Celsius, and drastically affects Jupiter’s magnetosphere and the other particles orbiting around Jupiter.