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cookcarl

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The reason the rings of Saturn exist is because
 
  A) the ring material lies within the Roche limit of Saturn.
  B) the gravitational influence of Titan confines them to those orbits.
  C) the eruptions of Mimas' volcanoes are keeping them supplied with ice.
  D) there has not been sufficient time for the ring particles to form a moon.
  E) Saturn's rapid rotation is spinning material away from its equator, out into space.

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Compare the weather visible on the disks of Jupiter and Saturn.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Jupiter has much more striking belts and zones; Saturn is farther from the Sun, and generates much less internal heat than more active Jupiter. It also has thicker clouds than Jupiter's.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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