The rings of Saturn are composed of

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The rings of Saturn are composed of chunks of ice that orbitthe planet. The inner radius of the rings is 73,000 km, whilethe outer radius is 170,000 km. Find the period of anorbiting chunk of ice at the inner radius and the period of achunk at the outer radius. Compare your numbers withSaturns mean rotation period of 10 hours and 39 minutes.The mass of Saturn is 5.7 X 1026 kg.

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