How far apart are the rocks that make up Saturn's rings?

Saturn is surrounded by a disk of rocks and ice fragments traveling on concentric, near-circular orbits in the planet's equatorial plane. Seen edge-on, the disk is extremely thin -- only a few tens of meters in places. read more

How Close Are the Rocks in Saturn's Rings By Andrew May; Updated April 24, 2017 Saturn is surrounded by a disk of rocks and ice fragments traveling on concentric, near-circular orbits in the planet’s equatorial plane. read more

It varies. A lot of them bash against each other and expose new surface which is why Saturn's rings are so bright. read more

Saturn's rings are made of billions of pieces of ice, dust and rocks. Some of these particles are as small as a grain of salt, while others are as big as houses. These chucks of rock and ice are thought to be pieces of comets, asteroids or even moons which were torn apart by the strong gravity of Saturn before they could reach the planet. read more