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The reasons as to why Neptune is supposed to be surrounded by a broad system of rings someday, just like Saturn.

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Some astronomers argue that Jupiter and Saturn areunusual, while other astronomers argue that all solarsystems should contain one or two such giant planets.
What is the observed angular speed of Neptune, along the ecliptic of Earth, when it is at opposition, in units of arc minutes / day? Presume the orbits are circular. Earth has orbital speeds of 30km/s and Neptune has 5.43km/s, Neptune here has orbital radius 30.1 AU. Now looking at Uranus for the same condition, in what direction along the ecliptic will it be traveling?
In Neptune's rings, each ring particle collides with another particle on average around every 8.7 hours. If a ring particle was to survive for the age of the solar system, which is 4.6 x109 years, how many collisions would it undergo? Assume there are 365.25 days in a year
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