I mean like the force that makes the rings orbit around Saturn. Is there even force. If so then please state what it is and somthing to prove that.
2007-04-25 10:58:24 · 8 answers · asked by donaldcool 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Physical characteristics
Equatorial radius: 60,268 km
(9.4492 Earths)
http://www.onasch.de/astro/showobject.php?lang=en&head=f&anim=129&obj=p06
Polar radius: 54,364 km
(8.5521 Earths)
Oblateness: 0.097 96
Surface area: 4.27×1010 km²
(83.703 Earths)
Volume: 8.27×1014 km³
(763 Earths)
Mass: 5.6846×1026 kg
(95.152 Earths)
Mean density: 0.6873 g/cm³
(less than water)
Equatorial surface gravity: 8.96 m/s2
(0.914 g)
Escape velocity: 35.49 km/s
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-release-details.cfm?newsID=656
You can do the math that leads up to its gravity with some of the other measurements, such as mass and volume. Nearly any object that has a mass has a gravity, but only in Zero Gee. Generally smaller objects only orbit larger ones, much larger ones. And larger objects only orbit objects that generate a gravity from exotic stress, or by tearing space fabric, such as our sun does. An anchor point in space.
2007-04-25 11:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by sbravosystems 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes Saturn does have a gravitational force. That would be one of the reasons why its rings orbit around Saturn. Anything that has mass has a gravitational force.
2007-04-25 11:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by Moo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everything has a gravitational force and Saturn has a gravity approx. 1.08 times the gravity of Earth.
The rings orbit around Saturn in much the same way as a normal moon would except that the particles that make up the rings interact because they too have (small) gravitational fields.
2007-04-25 11:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Anything with mass has gravitational force. Saturn has mass, therefore it must have gravitational force.
The 'gravitational force' of Saturn is 27.54838 meters/sec/sec
Here's the proof ==> g=G*m/r^2
2007-04-25 11:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All matter has a gravitational force, even you! Although yours is very slight because your size is slight with respect to the earth.
Strange as it may seem, scientists can measure gravitation, but are still very uncertain about what causes it.
2007-04-25 11:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by p v 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, gravity keeps the planet together and accounts for the rings and moons orbiting.
2007-04-25 11:03:02 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everything that has mass has a gravitational force. The intensity of the object's gravity is determined by how much mass it contains and by how dense the mass is. The more mass and density, the more powerful its gravity is.
2007-04-25 11:09:50 · answer #7 · answered by Spilamilah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it does, if not the rings would not be there.
2007-04-25 11:07:48 · answer #8 · answered by bigdee_x 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋