What makes the ring system around Quaoar remarkable is that it lies at a distance of over seven planetary radii twice as far out as what was previously thought to be the maximum radius
Astronomers are baffled by the discovery of a dwarf planet that has a ring orbiting it at a distance that should not be possible as per previously believed notions.
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