Saturn's rings are
almost the same age of the Sun. The wrapping up was made by the American
astrophysicist new photographs, sent to Earth the spacecraft Cassini.
After analyzing the
data collected by the probe, the researchers came to the conclusion that water
ice, from which mainly consist of the ring and,
arose during the birth of the
solar system - about 4 billion years ago.
According to experts, a
further analysis of the composition of the gas giant rings help you understand
how originated and developed the solar system, because the matter of Saturn's
rings is the same to the one that was involved in the formation of the other
planets.
According to the latter
theory, the rings of Saturn are created from the remains of his decaying
satellites. So, at the dawn of the solar system revolved around Saturn several
large satellites under the influence of gravity, one after another came down
from their orbits and destroyed. In this light ice component remained in space,
and the heavy minerals of the heavenly bodies were absorbed by the planet.
Subsequently captured by the gravity ice next satellite of Saturn and the cycle
is repeated again. When was the last of the Saturn capture their
"primary" satellites around the planet formed a "cloud" of
ice, says NIA-Baikal.
However, a number of
scientists believe that the formation of the rings may well be bidirectional or
recover. According to them, some satellites could well emerge from the material
of rings around Saturn. Note to date from the "primary" Saturn's
moons Titan was only.
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