Saturn · 74,500–140,200 km
Saturn's rings
Made of~95% water ice
Particlesdust to ~10 m
Thickness~10 m typical
GapCassini Division, ~4,700 km
The main rings are C, B and A. The dark Cassini Division between B and A is cleared by a resonance with the moon Mimas.
Ring density waves are used to weigh Saturn's moons, the same idea as weighing Planet Nine by its pull on distant orbits. Rocks here are procedural, streamed around you; their sizes are exaggerated.
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