A new study suggests Saturn’s rings formed when one of its moons—thrown off course by another moon—veered too close to the planet and was ripped to pieces by its gravitational forces
New study suggests iconic rings are made up of debris from moon that was broken up by gravitational forces millions of years agoNASA, ESA, A. Simon, M.H. Wong, OPAL TeamSaturn isn’t the only ringed planet in our solar system, but its iconic girdle of ice and dust is by far the most spectacular. And a new study gives a fresh explanation of how and when Saturn’s rings formed, offering a solution toever since Galileo held up his telescope and first observed the planet in 1610.
The rings formed 100 million to 200 million years ago when one of Saturn’s moons, thrown off course by another moon, veered too close to the planet and was ripped to pieces by its gravitational forces, the study suggests.
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