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Uranus is the coldest planet with a faint ring system and an extensive family of moons. The rings are composed of particles ranging in size from fine dust to several metres in diameter.
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Wilkinson, J. (2016). Uranus: The Coldest Planet. In: The Solar System in Close-Up. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27629-8_11
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