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We all know Saturn has planetary rings, but other planets have them too. Where they come from? How are gravity and tidal forces involved? What is the Roche limit? Let's find out.

Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator
Nora Bailey - Researcher, Fact Checker
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SOURCES

History:
https://www.oxfordreference.com/displ...
https://www.britannica.com/science/Ro...
https://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/saturn/back...
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/image...

Articles and Info:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/...
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/813...
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"An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics," Carroll and Ostlie (2007)

Scientific Papers:
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https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316286791...
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn1234
https://doi.org/10.1038/35089010
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010...
https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(90)...
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/p...
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5...
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Saturn Edge-On:
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Moon Formation Sim:
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Comet Lovejoy:
https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots...

Cassini Simulations:
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Big Bang Simulation:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12656

Solar System Formation:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10659

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TIME CODES

00:00 Cold Open
00:48 History
02:30 Earth's Moon
03:00 Mars and Phobos
03:27 Tidal Forces Explained
04:13 Why does it break apart?
05:26 Roche Limit
06:22 Assumptions
07:05 Summary
08:04 What if Earth had rings?
08:35 Sponsor Message
09:42 Featured Comment