Ultimaurice17 OP t1_j68k6bi wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:47 PM Reply to comment by VandolinHimself in Why do planet's rings match their rotations? by Ultimaurice17 This makes a lot of sense. Essentially things are drawn to the orbit because most of the mass of the body that it's orbiting is around the equator. Permalink Parent 0
Ultimaurice17 OP t1_j68el4b wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM Reply to comment by mfb- in Why do planet's rings match their rotations? by Ultimaurice17 This is likely because they get new moons all the time though right. I'm sure all of the big important moons like titan tritan Europa and such that have been there for a long time have orbits that match the rotation right? Permalink Parent 1
Why do planet's rings match their rotations? Submitted by Ultimaurice17 t3_10n7dkz on January 28, 2023 at 5:38 AM in askscience 16 comments 25
Ultimaurice17 OP t1_j68k6bi wrote
Reply to comment by VandolinHimself in Why do planet's rings match their rotations? by Ultimaurice17
This makes a lot of sense. Essentially things are drawn to the orbit because most of the mass of the body that it's orbiting is around the equator.