Rings of Saturn The full set of rings, imaged on 19 July 2013, as Saturn eclipses the Sun from the vantage of the Cassini orbiter, 1.2 million kilometres (3⁄4 million miles) distant. Earth appears …

One of Saturn's most prominent features is the set of rings that encircle the planet. In the past few years, we've discovered that ALL of the major planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) …

Nov 25, 2025 · Those rings of Saturn that lie outside the A ring are analogous to Jupiter’s rings in that they are composed mostly of small particles continuously shed by moons.

The particles in Saturn's rings are composed primarily of water ice and range from microns to metres in size. The rings show a tremendous amount of structure on all scales; features like …

Mar 16, 2025 · Saturn’s rings offer a natural laboratory for studying disk systems, from the rings of other planets to the protoplanetary disks where new worlds are born. The physics of these …

Measured in number of revolutions, these rings are also the oldest known disks; over their lifetime they have completed 10 12 rotations around Saturn. They exhibit a surprising complexity, with …

This image shows the rings of Saturn in true color, with Mimas in the foreground.

Nov 20, 2025 · Saturn’s rings are divided into several main groups, each with its own distinctive characteristics. The most prominent ring system is the main rings, which are made up of …

Nov 4, 2024 · In the 400 years since Galileo's discovery, the rings have become Saturn’s telltale feature and are perhaps the most recognized characteristic of any world in our solar system. …

Mar 7, 2024 · The rings of Saturn are possibly the most iconic feature in the Solar System, and over the decades various planetary probes have revealed a lot about these intriguing …