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Creating the Rings of Saturn

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How long would it take for Saturn to form its rings? Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomer blog goes on a research-binge with a bit of casual mathematics to figure out it would take a surprisingly short time for a diffuse ring, especially considering the usual mind-boggling timescales in astronomy.

Image: Saturn’s rings as seen in optical and ultraviolet in 1981. Credit: NASA

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