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Saturn Currently Losing Its Rings Sooner Than Expected

Karl Telintelo
Last updated: March 6, 2025 13:06
Karl Telintelo
Published August 1, 2022
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According to data from NASA’s former Cassini probe, the famous Saturnian rings are vanishing more quickly than previously anticipated. One of our solar system’s most recognizable features, they stretch over 280,000 kilometers from Saturn and are large enough to accommodate six Earths lined up in a row.

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What Goes OnA Slow Change

What Goes On

10,000 kg of rock and ice from the rings fall on Saturn per second. This occurs as a result of UV radiation from the Sun and continual small meteoroids striking the rings.

A Slow Change

Due to the vaporization of the ice particles in the rings as a result, charged water molecules are created, which interact with Saturn’s magnetic field. They eventually crash into the planet and burn up there.

According to current estimates, the rings have only 100 million years left. Actually, the rings of Saturn have only existed for a small portion of the planet’s lifetime. The rings are believed to have only been created 100–200 million years ago, despite being more than 4.5 billion years old.

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