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Saturn's main rings stretch very wide. About how thick are they?

About 30 feet thick, thinner than a house is tall.

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  1. About 30 feet ✔
  2. About 3,000 miles
  3. About 300 miles

Why: Saturn's ring system reaches out about 175,000 miles from the planet. But the main rings are usually only about 30 feet thick. They are made of pieces of ice and rock.

Huh, didn't know that: Saturn is the second-largest planet, and each of its rings orbits at a different speed.

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Answer: About 30 feet. Saturn's ring system reaches out about 175,000 miles from the planet. But the main rings are usually only about 30 feet thick. They are made of pieces of ice and rock.

  1. NASA Science: Saturn Facts science.nasa.gov/saturn/facts
    the vertical height is typically about 30 feet (10 meters) in the main rings.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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