WHY ARE DENSE PLANETARY RINGS ONLY FOUND BETWEEN 8 AND 20 AU?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2041-8213
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/801/2/l33