Submitted by barbadizzy t3_10hu1zr in askscience
Dorocche t1_j5c10dy wrote
Reply to comment by rabbitwonker in Can planetary rings be a solid surface? by barbadizzy
Isn't that a function of distance from the planet (the Roche limit) rather than the total mass of the rings?
andygates2323 t1_j5pku54 wrote
The ring will have its own urge to turn into moons, and if has lots of mass, that moony limit will apply.
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