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| Feature | Inner Boundary (km) | Outer Boundary (km) | Optical Depth | Vertical Thickness (km) | Type | Associated Moons | Footnotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo | 100,000 | 122,400 | ~10^-6 | ~10,000 | Tenuous, broad | 1,2 | Densest in a central core < 1000 km thick. | |
| Main Ring | 122,400 | 129,100 | < 8 x 10^-6 | 100 | Tenuous, broad | Metis, Adrastea | 1,2 | Metis and Adrastea orbit near its outer edge. |
| Amalthea Gossamer Ring | 122,400 | 181,350 | ~5 x 10^-7 | 2600 | Tenuous, broad | Amalthea | 1,2 | Inner component of the Gossamer Ring, bounded by the orbit of Amalthea. Inner boundary is not well defined. |
| Thebe Gossamer Ring | 122,400 | 221,900 | ~10^-7 | 8800 | Tenuous, broad | Thebe | 1,2 | Outer component of the Gossamer Ring, bounded by the orbit of Thebe. |
| Thebe Extension | 221,900 | 270,000 | ~10^-9 | 8800 | Tenuous, broad | Thebe | 1,2 | A very faint outward extension to the Thebe Ring. |
The table of Jupiter’s inner satellites can be found here.
De Pater, I., et al. 2018. The rings of Jupiter. In M. S. Tiscareno and C. D. Murray (eds.), Planetary Ring Systems, Cambridge University Press, 125-134. DOI: 10.1017/9781316286791.006
Burns, J.A., et al. 1999. The formation of Jupiter’s faint rings. Science 284, 1146-1150. DOI:10.1126/science.284.5417.1146