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Dobrovolskis et al. 1989
Dobrovolskis, A.R., Steiman-Cameron, T.Y. and Borderies, N.J. (1989). Neptune may have polar rings. Geophysical Research Letters 16: doi: 10.1029/89GL01361. issn: 0094-8276.

Perturbations from Neptune's highly inclined satellite Triton can maintain rings passing nearly over Neptune's poles. These hypothetical polar rings are nearly perpendicular to Triton's orbit as well, and lie within several degrees of the plane of Voyager II's trajectory through the Neptunian system. Polar rings can coexist with equatorial rings at different radii. A randomly oriented torus of debris around Neptune has a probability of several percent to settle into a polar ring. Voyager II stands a signficant chance of encountering a polar ring. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989

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Keywords
Planetology, Fluid Planets, Rings and dust
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