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Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

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Caption

Schematic representation of the stellar occultation by Chariklo’s rings observed with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on 18 October 2022. Comparison with previous occultations reveals opposite changes in the two rings: C1R shows a stronger signal, while C2R appears much weaker.

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Credit: Yücel Kılıç, Pablo Santos-Sanz and Celia Navas (IAA-CSIC)

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