RINGS
By using a
telescope we can see saturn’s beautiful rings and it is done
for first time by Galileo who used his 20-power telescope.
They have divided
the rings of saturn in 7 major parts, two main section as A
and B and Smaller ring called C or crepe ring and D, F
rings.
Rings with larger
caps called Cassini division and smaller caps is Encke
division. If we start from closest rings we have D, C, B,
the cassini Division, A, the Encke division, and F which sub
divided to G and E, and a ring called knots which has
visible clusters of matter.
Due to
gravitational effect of leading moons rings show a complex
structure but we don’t know much about these rings. As said
rings are composition of ice chunks and rock and in size are
different from a fingernail to size of one car but their
diameter are too wide (185000 miles = 300000 km) and they
are so thin around .6 miles = 1km thickness.
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