Skip to content
SoManyFacts
SPACETRUESOURCEDSaturn’s rings are hugebut in many places onlyabout 10 metres thick.Source: Rings of Saturn (Wikipedia)somanyfacts.com

Space fact

Saturn’s rings are huge but in many places only about 10 metres thick.

The details

The main rings stretch hundreds of thousands of kilometres across but are extremely thin. They are made mostly of chunks of water ice, from tiny grains to pieces the size of a house.

Source: Rings of Saturn (Wikipedia)

Next fact → Random

Think this is wrong? Tell us and we will check it.

More facts about space

All facts about space →

Tips from travellers

Know more about this? Add to it. The first good one goes right here.

Add a related fact

We read every fact before it goes live. No links, please, and nothing personal about other people.

Think this fact is wrong?