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Jupiter: Ring system

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Showalter, M.R. (1997). Jupiter: Ring system . In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4520-4_205

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