Title:[0060] Part of Jupiter's rings Caption:Part of Jupiter's ring system imaged by Voyager 2 on 10 July 1979 when the probe was 2 degrees above the ring plane. Detailed structure in the three rings has been blurred out by the motion of the craft during the exposure. Copyright: Credit:NASA

Title:[0741] Jupiter's ring Caption:Jupiter's rings appear bright in this image that was taken by Voyager 2 as it entered the shadow of the planet. Small particles in the rings scatter sunlight, making them appear bright from this angle. The same effect in Jupiter's atmosphere gives the planet a bright outline. Copyright: Credit:National Optical Astronomy Observatories

Title:[0443] Position of Jupiter's rings Caption:This diagram shows where Jupiter's main ring would be seen in relation to the planet if it were directly visible. The main ring lies between 1.72 and 1.81 jovian radii from the center of the planet. Two other diffuse rings extend inwards to 1.4 jovian radii and outwards, perhaps as far as 3 jovian radii. Copyright: Credit:A NASA/JPL PHOTO

Title:[4026] Jupiter's Main Ring/Ring Halo Caption: A mosaic of four images taken through the clear filter (610 nanometers) of the solid state imaging (CCD) system aboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft on November 8, 1996, at a resolution of approximately 46 kilometers (28.5 miles) per picture element (pixel) along Jupiter's rings. Because the spacecraft was only about 0.5 degrees above the ring plane, the image is highly foreshortened in the vertical direction. A faint mist of particles can be seen above and below the main rings. This vertically extended "halo" is unusual in planetary rings, and is probably caused by electromagnetic forces pushing the smallest grains out of the ring plane. Because of shadowing, the halo is not visible close to Jupiter in the lower right part of the mosaic. To accentuate faint features in the bottom image of the ring halo, different brightnesses are shown through color. Brightest features are white or yellow and the faintest are purple. Copyright: Credit:NASA/JPL