This diagram shows the rings of Jupiter and Jupiter's innermost
moons. Click on image for full size Image courtesy of NASA/JPL.
The Rings of Jupiter You may think Saturn is the only planet
with rings. It is not! Jupiter has rings, too. They aren't as
easy to see as Saturn's, but they are there! Saturns rings are
made of ice and are very bright. Jupiter's rings are dark. They
are made of tiny pieces of dust. Jupiter's rings were discoverd
by the Voyager spacecraft in 1979. The Galileo spacecraft helped
us figure out how Jupiter's rings are made. Meteors that hit
some of Jupiter's moons knock dust into orbit around Jupiter.
That dust forms the rings. Jupiter has three rings. They are
called the Halo Ring, the Main Ring, and the Gossamer Ring. Shop
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