Why does Saturn have rings?
In this essay I will answer my question of ‘why does Saturn have rings’. I will also describe saturn and its attributes. Towards the end of the essay I will speak about what Saturn having rings will mean to us in the near future.
Physical Characteristics:
Saturn is the sixth planet in the galaxy but is not in fact the only planet with rings. Saturn is also the second largest planet after jupiter. It is also known as a gas giant due to the fact that it is predominately made up of hydrogen and helium which are numbers 1 and 2 on the periodic table. It is also the only planet in the solar system that is less dense than water. Saturn is so big that it and Jupiter make up 92% of the planetary mass in our solar system according to Jonathan J.Nettelmann who wrote Space Science Reviews on May 10 2010 so it is pretty recent.
Atmosphere:
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Saturn has a total of 62 moons, 53 moons have names and only 13 have a diameter of 50 kms or less. Most of the moons are named after Titans and/or titanesses, some are also named after mythological characters. 24 of Saturn’s moons are regular satellites which means they have prograde orbits not greatly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane. The remaining 38 are irregular satellites which means their orbits are much farther from Saturn.
Why does Saturn have rings:
Many scientists have theories on why Saturn has rings, but nobody knows for sure. Because of this it makes it a very heated topic today. This is the simplest answer that I have found. The planet is has a great deal of dust, particles, and ice at varying distances from its surface. These items are most likely trapped by gravity. The rings appear because of the wavelengths of light reflected by these rings of debris. Although there are many theories behind why Saturn has rings, I believe that this theory is the one that makes the most sense to me.
What does this mean for
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