Which is the brightest ring of Uranus?
The ε ring is the brightest and densest part of the Uranian ring system, and is responsible for about two-thirds of the light reflected by the rings. While it is the most eccentric of the Uranian rings, it has negligible orbital inclination. The ring's eccentricity causes its brightness to vary over the course of its orbit. The radially integrated brightness of the ε ring is highest near apoapsis and lowest near periapsis.
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Laurie Johnson Gonzalez
None of this made sense. Sort of goes beyond simple trivia and ventures into the advanced realm of astrophysics.
Lynne Zeman
And how does this constitute trivia? SPG - what? You've been around enough to know better....
Angel Palacios Zea
The letter epsilon is a mistake.
Carol Focht Cheney
No idea so I just picked one and it happened to be the correct one.
Cottec
Had to go with majority, didn’t have a scoubie.
Christine Gardner
This is beyond a Trivia question :(
Jerry Edwards
Karin Johansson, so does Earth, apparently
Isabel Laing
I knew Uranus had rings but no idea of names.
Peter Robertson
Laurie Johnson Gonzalez, Yeah,I guessed wrong too!
Chris Braid
Great question. Have Dara O'Brien to thank for the answer, I think.
Joy Desreaux
Got it
Sean Philips
Great question and narrative
Rachel Hall
Could have had a better explanation of the other rings
Karin Johansson
Alicia Szot, jupiter has rings too
Karin Johansson
Richard Ruffner, Neptunus has rings too.
Karin Johansson
Michele Barnett, they always complain when they are wrong. Like small children.