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Saturn's rings are made up of little rocks of a moon that never formed, because it was too close to the gravitation pull of Saturn. They are solid, in the sense that each of the little rocks do have mass, but, it's a great many little rocks, that form the rings. It's like a ring of small rocks, or pebbles, that surround Saturn. It's not like a phonograph record, or CD/DVD/Blu-ray that rotates around Saturn. It's like a whole bunch of small rocks travelling around Saturn in a circular orbit.
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∙ 12y agoSaturns rings are not solid their made up of ice and rock fragments
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∙ 8y agoNo. The rings around of planet are composed of fragments of ice and/or rock in orbit around the planet.
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∙ 8y agoNo, because they are made of dust.
Edit: They are hard, because they are mainly bits of ice and small rocks.
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What are planetary rings made of?
Planetary rings are made of dust, moonlets, or other orbiting objects. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all have ring systems.
Do gas giants have a solid core?
Probably yes, but planetary scientists are still not certain about it.
Is there ice in space?
Yes. Comets and many planetary rings (much of Saturn's rings, for instance) are made of ice. Because of virtually zero pressure, which allows for almost no temperature, most water in space is in the form of ice.
Does the sun have craters?
No the do not have rings or moons. The can appear to have rings when looking throught the atmosphere, but that is an optical illusion.
Does Jupiter have rocks?
Jupiter may have a solid rocky core, but the planet itself is mostly hydrogen and helium.
What are planetary rings made out of?
Mostly dust
What is saturns rings known as?
A planetary ring
What are planetary rings made of?
Planetary rings are made of dust, moonlets, or other orbiting objects. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all have ring systems.
How many rings in solar system?
planetary science
What is the proper term for the rings around the outer planets?
A planetary ring.
What is an ansa?
An ansa is the most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance.
Are all planetary rings at the planet's equator Do any have polar orbits?
No, all the moons and rings rotate in the same plane as the planet itself.
Why do astronomers call certain moons sheperd satellites?
These moons orbit close to planetary rings, and with their gravity, prevent the rings from dispersing, like shepherds.
Are saturns rings soild?
Solid? As in a solid substance? Yes some fragments are as large as a mountain, others as fine as cigarette smoke, but solid not gas. The rings were once part of a moon.
Do gas giants have a solid core?
Probably yes, but planetary scientists are still not certain about it.
Does Neptune have a planetary ring system?
Yes 3 main rings but< there are 4 actual ringsYes. Very thin and faint, but present.
What group of planets have rings around it?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the 4 inner planets (terrestrial planets). Although none of them have planetary rings of their own, surrounding them is the Asteroid Belt. Asteroids are chunks of rock and and dust particles that in the the creation of the sun, never grew big enough to be classified as planets. However, if you are asking about planetary rings, then the 4 gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have those, Saturn's rings being the largest, of course.
