Saturn "will eat" his rings in a hundred million years

The rings of Saturn were formed 100 million years ago. NASA / JPL-Caltech / Institute of Space Science

NASA scientists have confirmed that Saturn was losing its rings, which have been around for about a hundred million years. The effect of the gravity and magnetic field of the planet

According to the researchers, the rain of ice particles under the influence of the magnetic field will cause the disappearance of the ring system after 300 million However, gravitational forces also contribute to the fall of materials in the equator region of the planet, which reduces the life of the rings. for 200 million years. Scientists saw Saturn's titanium for the first time with a dust storm

The rings consist of particles and ice blocks, balanced by the attraction of the gas giant and its orbit velocity however the equilibrium state is disturbed by the Sun's ultraviolet rays or by collision with micrometeorites, resulting in the reception of an electric charge by the particles. They begin to act on the magnetic field of the planet and the particles are attracted to the atmosphere where they evaporate. The pair enters into chemical reactions with the appearance of hydrogen ions emitting infrared light and can be observed using ground telescopes.

Researchers on infrared radiation have determined the amount of matter falling on Saturn. The results indicate that the rings of Saturn were formed 100 million years ago, which is not so far compared to the age of the planet in four billion years. . About the same number of people had to be called C for this to become what we see now. In the past, it was supposed to have the same density as the B ring. According to the researchers, the thin rings of Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were previously gigantic, just like the circular system of Saturn.