What are Saturn's rings made of?

1 Answer
Feb 7, 2016

The rings comprise particles including rock particles, small bubbles and big chunks of ice. The particles reveal sparse hydrogen, oxygen and hydrogen monoxide.

Explanation:

Saturn ring system is thin and annular. It extend's (with gaps) around equator, from 7000 km to 80000 km.There are hundreds of rings divided into 8 groups. The second Cassini is as wide as 4000 km. It has a very large gap. All these and more might be either confirmed or revised, in the near future.