P5_7 Put a Ring on it

Authors

  • Peter Hicks
  • Benedict Irwin
  • Hannah Lerman

Abstract

This article investigates if a scaled replica of the rings around Saturn could be formed around the Earth and the Moon by considering moving Moon-rock or water ice into their Roche limits. It is found that a rigid satellite made from Moon-rock would not form the desired ring system around either the Earth or the Moon, though a liquid satellite of either Moon-rock or water ice would.

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Published

12-11-2013

How to Cite

Hicks, P., Irwin, B., & Lerman, H. (2013). P5_7 Put a Ring on it. Physics Special Topics, 12(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2136

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2013): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles