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Do Saturn's rings obrit Saturn ellipticaly?

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Why do the rings of Saturn orbit Saturn?
1) the rings are debris, mostly ice 2) if the planet weren't there, they'd be orbiting something else (the sun or some other planetAstronomers believe that Saturn's rings are the remnants of one or...
Why does Saturn have a ring around Saturn?
Saturn does not really have a ring around it it is just rocks that have been pulled into the planet by the gravitational force which because the planet is so cold the rocks get caught in the 'ring'
Do the moons of Saturn orbit Saturn on the Rings of Saturn?
ON, no. IN ... there are several moons that are embedded within the ring system.
Planet Saturn what is the speed of the rings of Saturn?
20,000 mph all the way to 40,000 mph.
Do Saturn's rings ever touch Saturn?
No. The rings maintain orbits at fixed distances from Saturn, the inner rings a nearly continuous flattened disk.