Planetary Ring Systems

Saturn's most distinguished feature are its brilliant, shining rings, which have intrigued astronomers since the 17th century. But in the 1980s, Voyagers 1 & 2 revealed to us that each of the large planets in the Solar System is home to a ring system, but each varies wildly in its composition, arrangement, and substantiality. In this video, we will explore the complex and elegant natural phenomenon that is planetary ring systems.

Music:

- Drifting at 432Hz | Unicorn Heads

- The Oceans Continue to Rise | Chris Zabriskie

- Passing a Foreign Moon | I Think I Can Help You

- The Five Books | I Think I Can Help You

- I Want To Fall in Love on Snapchat | Chris Zabriskie

- Nevada City | Huma Huma

- Open Sea Morning | Puddle of Infinity

Songs by Chris Zabriskie are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

All other songs were retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library

CHAPTERS:

00:00: Introduction

02:05: What is a Ring System?

04:31: How do Ring Systems Form?

08:03: The Rings of Saturn

11:58: The Rings of Uranus

13:43 Shepherd Moons

16:03 J1407b - Super Saturn Rings