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          Rings of Saturn

          For other uses, see Rings of Saturn (disambiguation).

          The rings of Saturn are the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System.

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          5. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters,[1] that orbit around Saturn. The ring particles are made almost entirely of water ice, with a trace component of rocky material.

          There is still no consensus as to their mechanism of formation. Although theoretical models indicated that the rings were likely to have formed early in the Solar System's history,[2] newer data from Cassini suggested they formed relatively late.[3]

          Although reflection from the rings increases Saturn's brightness, they are not visible from Earth with unaided vision.

          In 1610, the year after Galileo Galilei turned a telescope to the sky, he became the first person to observe Saturn's rings, though he could not see them well enough to discern their true nature. In