Orbits are caused by the force of gravity combined with the speed of the object in the orbit. Saturn's rings consist of millions of small rocks in orbit round Saturn.
no
Because they orbit near the outer edges of rings or within gaps in the rings and their gravity helps to keep the rings in place (like a shepherd with sheep).
jupiters rings are bigger than Saturns.
Saturn's rings go 30,000 miles per hour.
Saturn's rings seem to disappear when we view them edge-on. The rings are so thin that at our distance we cannot see them at this angle.
No. The rings of Saturn are not solid disks. They are belts of rocky and icy debris in orbit around the planet.
Saturns ring are rocks and meteors spinning around Saturn
no
The rings of Saturn do not float. The rings consists of pices of rock and ices. Each fragment is on orbit around Saturn. An object in orbit does not float. Rather, it is in continuous freefall, but is moving so fast "sideways" that it constantly misses.
No, Saturns rings are made up of billions of bodies of ice, ranging from millimetres to metres in diameter, in orbit around the planet.
Because they orbit near the outer edges of rings or within gaps in the rings and their gravity helps to keep the rings in place (like a shepherd with sheep).
jupiters rings are bigger than Saturns.
Saturn's rings are made up of dust and rock in space. Each and every fragment is in a gravitational orbit of the planet, so in a sense, one might say that Saturn has billions of 'moons'.
The rings that it has and the moons that orbit around it.
The gravitational pull of the planet Saturn keep it's rings in orbit.
Saturns rings make it unique
Saturn's rings are made of dust, ice, and rock.