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rabbitwonker t1_j5bysdh wrote

Reply to comment by agate_ in Can planetary rings be a solid surface? by barbadizzy

What would be the type of circumstance where they could collapse into moon(s)?

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Jetison333 t1_j5h6c45 wrote

The rings would have to be lifted outside of Saturn's roche limit in order to form mons.

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ontopofyourmom t1_j5bz93l wrote

If enough of it found its way into the same place to agglomerate gravitationally.

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