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Ratio of the gravitational domain (Hill radius) and the theoretical ring size (Roche limit) for our sample of large moons in the Solar System. Each colour denotes a different host planet. The dashed horizontal red line marks the orbital stability threshold above which ring particles are likely to remain gravitationally bound.
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