The Violent Birth of Planetary Rings #shorts #space #science

Did you know rings can be violently born?

When a moon gets too close to a planet, gravity can rip it apart. This is called the Roche limit. Saturn's rings, for example, might be remnants of a shattered moon. The rings span up to 175,000 miles but are only about 30 feet thick. Think about it: something massive gets utterly destroyed, creating a thin, glorious halo. Imagine witnessing a moon's violent transformation into a planetary ring.

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