The edge of the ring closest to Saturn is about 3.7 million miles from the planet. It is about 7.4 million miles wide and about 20 times as thick as the diameter of Saturn. It lies on a 27-degree angle from the planet and could hold about 1 billion Earths.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Spitzer image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Virginia
Hubble image of Saturn credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA
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Spitzer image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Virginia
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute