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.
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.
The particles in Saturn's rings orbit the planet at different speeds depending on their distance from the planet. On average, particles in the rings travel at speeds ranging from about 10,000 to 40,000 miles per hour.
No, the moons of Saturn do not orbit on the rings of Saturn. The moons orbit around Saturn in separate paths. The rings of Saturn are made up of small particles of ice and rock that orbit around Saturn along a flat plane.
No, Saturn itself is much larger than its rings. Saturn has a diameter of about 116,000 kilometers, while its rings extend out to a maximum distance of around 282,000 kilometers.
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
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 particles in Saturn's rings orbit the planet at different speeds depending on their distance from the planet. On average, particles in the rings travel at speeds ranging from about 10,000 to 40,000 miles per hour.
Saturns rings make it unique
No, the components of Saturn's rings are in the solid state.
Saturn's rings are made of dust, ice, and rock.