Flying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThe rings of Saturn relative to the Earth from 2015 to 2024lemmy.worldimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down16
arrow-up1441arrow-down1imageThe rings of Saturn relative to the Earth from 2015 to 2024lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agoMaybe a silly question, but are the rings locked to Saturn’s rotation axis? I.e. is it the rings that tilted or both rings and planet?
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoFrom the planet itself they would appear stationary, yes. From basically any other solar system body they change because basically everything orbits at wonky angles.
Maybe a silly question, but are the rings locked to Saturn’s rotation axis? I.e. is it the rings that tilted or both rings and planet?
From the planet itself they would appear stationary, yes. From basically any other solar system body they change because basically everything orbits at wonky angles.
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