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How were Saturn rings formed?

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Nobody really knows. Some people are thinking that clumps of ice, rock, dust, snow etc, just came together to form rings around that planet.

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From ice, gas, and rocks

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They were formed by icy rocks.

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Why doses Saturn have a ring around it?

Saturn's rings formed when meteorites hit Saturn's moons; small pieces spread out and formed Saturn's rings


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Planet with most rings?

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