How did Saturn get its ring?

Answer 1

The rings are made of particles (rocks and ice) which are in orbit around the planet. They do not "stay in place" but are circling Satrn. The appearance however is that of a disk of material, in the sam way the spokes on a car's wheel or blades on a fan appear to be a disk when rotating. Saturn's rings stay in place also because of its gravity... its rings are not solid but they are made of many small particles. these partivles are so intact because of Saturn's gravity and inertia and thus makes Saturn's rings stay in place.

Answer 2

There are three theories on how Saturn got its rings:

1. Gravitational disruption of satellites: Saturn's gravitational pull tears anything apart that gets too close, and the fragments become part of the ring system.

2. Fragmentation of moons: moons of Saturn collide with each other and other bolides and break up, the fragments of which form Saturn's rings.

3. Accretionary remnant: rings are formed from primordial debris that was not accreted to form Saturn initially.

Answer 3

The particles in the ring have a common momentum that is held by Saturn's gravity. The rings also have a slight gravitational attraction to each other, but not enough to coalesce into one spherical clump.

Answer 4

Saturn's rings are made of ice particles, rocks, and dust. It is believed that the rings were formed from the break-up of a moon or a comet that came too close to Saturn's gravitational pull, leading to their formation around the planet. The rings are continuously being shaped and altered by Saturn's gravity and its moons.

Answer 5

The wonderful thing we call gravity. The same force whick keeps our moon in orbit, and our feet on the ground.

Answer 6

Gravity just like the moon stays in place. But the rings are ever so slowly being pulled toward the planet so a long time from now Saturn will no longer have rings.