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Origins of rings in the Solar System
B. Sicardy (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille), Maryame El Moutamid (Southwest Research Institute), S. Renner (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille), Rafael Sfair (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Cité), D. Souami (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Namur)
Résumé : Until about a decade ago, ring systems were only known to exist around giant planets. Each one of the four giant planets harbours its own distinctive and unique system of rings and inner satellites. The past decade has been marked by the unexpected discoveries of dense rings around small objects of the outer Solar System: the Centaur object Chariklo (and possibly Chiron), the dwarf planet Haumea and the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar. In the latter case, an additional surprise came from the fact that Quaoar's rings orbit well beyond the Roche limit of the body. Here, we address the possible origins and evolution of these ring systems.This article is part of the theme issue 'Major advances in planetary sciences thanks to stellar occultations'.