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   What are the Rings of Saturn made of?

   • The rings of Saturn are the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters, that orbit around Saturn. The ring particles are made almost entirely of water ice, with a trace component of rocky material.

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   Did Saturn have a ring?

   • Saturn is not the only planet in the solar system to have rings — Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also contain faint ring systems — but with its satellites spanning three-quarters of the Earth-moon distance (175,000 miles or 282,000 km), it is by far the largest and most visible. Several hypotheses exist as to the how Saturn's rings were formed.

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   How many rings are there in Saturn's inner ring?

   • They range from particles too tiny to see to "particles" the size of a bus. Scientists think they are icy snowballs or ice covered rocks. There are actually many rings—maybe 500 to 1000. There are also gaps in the rings. Artist's concept of Cassini diving between Saturn and its innermost ring. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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   Which ring is closest to Saturn?

   • The D Ring is the innermost ring, and is very faint. In 1980, Voyager 1 detected within this ring three ringlets designated D73, D72 and D68, with D68 being the discrete ringlet nearest to Saturn. Some 25 years later, Cassini images showed that D72 had become significantly broader and more diffuse, and had moved planetward by 200 km (100 miles).

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   The rings of Saturn are the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters, [1] that orbit around Saturn. The ring particles are made almost entirely of water ice, with a trace component of rocky material.

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   Sep 22, 2017 · Scientists have ideas about why Saturn has rings, but no one knows for sure. What are Saturn's rings made of? Are they solid like the CD you used to make your model? Or are they made of many particles dancing in formation around the planet? Four robotic spacecraft from Earth have visited Saturn—Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and Cassini.

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   Nov 8, 2017 · Saturn's rings are made up of billions of particles ranging from grains of sand to mountain-size chunks. Composed predominantly of water-ice, the rings also draw in rocky meteoroids as they...

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   Aug 29, 2005 · Learn about the structure, composition and origin of Saturn's rings, one of the most spectacular features of the planet. See images and animations of the rings and their interactions with Saturn's moons.

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   Learn about the structure, formation, and evolution of Saturn's iconic rings from NASA's official website. Explore news, articles, multimedia, and more on this fascinating topic.

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   Learn about the size, composition, distribution and features of Saturn's rings from Cassini's perspective. See how Cassini observed ring-moon interactions, ring shadows, ring propellers and ring temperature during Saturn's equinox.

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    Rings of Saturn. Surf. Density. Rings, ringlets and gaps of width less than 1000 km are listed by inner edge radius. For more details on the rings and a full listing of all small ringlets and very faint rings, see the PDS Rings Node Vital Statistics.