RINGED GAS GIANT 3

Each year more and more planets are discovered orbiting other stars in our galaxy. In this piece an extrasolar ringed gas giant planet is depicted from one of its orbiting moons. The moon has a thin atmosphere created by erupting geysers on its surface and the Milky Way can be seen draped across the background. Featured on the cover of the PLANETARY REPORT magazine of the PLANETARY SOCIETY. Edwin Faughn © 2004