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How large are

Saturn’s rings?

Saturn is the solar system’s
second largest planet, just over
nine times the diameter of Earth.

It is instantly recognizable by its
huge rings, which are more than

174,000 miles (280,000 km) wide.

There are seven
main rings, with
each one made up
of hundreds of
smaller ringlets.
The Cassini gap, named
after its discoverer, is
2,900 miles (4,700 km)
wide: big enough for
Canada to fit inside.

Saturn’s rings are made up of billions of
pieces of ice and rock, ranging in size from
tiny dust particles to huge lumps bigger than
a house. Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus also
have rings, but they are much smaller.

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