Why don't Saturn's rings aggregate to form moons?

17 August 2012

Part of the show Martian Matters

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Saturn and its rings completely fill the field of view of Cassini's narrow-angle camera in this natural-color image taken on March 27, 2004.

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Why don't Saturn's rings aggregate to form moons?

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Why don't Saturn's rings aggregate to form moons?

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