How Saturn’s Rings Were Born?

How Saturn’s Rings Were Born?
#space #astronomy #saturn #science #solarsystem

Did you know Saturn didn't always have rings? If A T-Rex looked through a telescope 150 million years ago, he would have seen a solar system full of planets that looked the same as now, with the exception of one: Saturn would not have possessed its distinctive rings. This is because Saturn did not acquire its rings until some 50 million years later on, most likely as a result of one of its moons being deflected from its intended path by the gravitational pull of a larger moon. It came too close to Saturn, whose gravitational attraction was so great that it tore the moon to pieces and reduced it to little dust. Most of the moon's debris probably struck the planet, but what remained in orbit gradually flattened out into a thin disc, giving Saturn its majestic ring. What a wonderful way to turn an accident into an attraction.
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[oo-vr]

Wow I didn’t know that this happened so relatively recent. I remember that there are other theories on this topic. Also the ending hits hard, we all have something to learn from saturn actually :)

[randytaylor]

But why did the debris flatten into a ring?

[mikelee]

Earth likely had rings at one point too. I'm of the opinion, that we should capture a small comet, and nuke the damn thing in orbit, and get us a ring system going again.