The anatomy of a gas giant
Rings of ice and dust
The wild worlds of Saturn's moons
Humanity's eyes on the giant
YOUR GOAL
Master of The cosmic crown jewel and its rings of mystery
sonia The prominent dark gap in Saturn's rings, known as the Cassini Division, is cleared out by gravitational tugs from a moon.
sonia Despite stretching over 282,000 kilometers wide, Saturn's rings are incredibly thin, averaging only about 10 meters in depth.
sonia Spin the icy particles to discover how gravity shapes Saturn's beautiful rings.
Ring age: Saturn's rings are relatively young, likely forming 10 to 100 million years ago, meaning dinosaurs might have looked up at a ringless Saturn.
A circular band of metal, wood, or other material. In 1659, Christiaan Huygens discovered that Saturn is encircled by a giant, unattached ring of cosmic debris.
Which moon's gravitational pull is primarily responsible for clearing the Cassini Division gap?
What is the phenomenon called where Saturn's gravity pulls ring material into its atmosphere?
In approximately how many years could Saturn's rings completely disappear due to ring rain?