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radiation pressure keeps particles pressed rings. B) Any particle in the ring with an orbital tilt would collide with other ring particles, flattening C) The current thinness is a short-lived phenomenon that is special to this time. Saturn's gravity prevents particles from migrating upwards out of the rings. E The "gap" moons shepherd the particles and maintain its thin profile.

radiation pressure keeps particles pressed rings. B) Any particle in the ring with an orbital tilt would collide with other ring particles, flattening C) The current thinness is a short-lived phenomenon that is special to this time. Saturn's gravity prevents particles from migrating upwards out of the rings. E The "gap" moons shepherd the particles and maintain its thin profile.

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3 Why are Saturn's rings so thin? A Solar radiation pressure keeps particles pressed into the rings. B Any particle in the ring with an orbital tilt would collide with other ring particles, flattening its orbit. C The current thinness is a short-lived phenomenon that is special to this time. D Saturn's gravity prevents particles from migrating upwards out of the rings. The "gap" moons shepherd the particles and maintain its thin profile. E
Transcribed Image Text:3 Why are Saturn's rings so thin? A Solar radiation pressure keeps particles pressed into the rings. B Any particle in the ring with an orbital tilt would collide with other ring particles, flattening its orbit. C The current thinness is a short-lived phenomenon that is special to this time. D Saturn's gravity prevents particles from migrating upwards out of the rings. The "gap" moons shepherd the particles and maintain its thin profile. E
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