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The rings of Chiron, a large comet and centaur in the outer Solar System, are extensive and rapidly-evolving. The ring system was observed as early as 1993, but were initially thought to be cometary jets or a coma. By 2013, with improved observational data, it became increasingly clear that Chiron was surrounded by a disc of material, and by 2023 its ring system was confirmed with additional observations. Throughout the 2010s it was revealed that Chiron's rings are evolving on very short timescales, possibly created by cometary outbursts.
Discovery
[edit]Structural evolution
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[edit]- Rings of Jupiter – A similarly dusty ring system, thought to be created by impact events on Jupiter's small inner moons
- E ring – A broad and dusty ring system created by cryovolcanic eruptions from Enceladus
- Rings of Quaoar – A set of rings around the dwarf planet Quaoar
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