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Homework Statement
Saturn has the largest ring system of any planet, with the inner edge about 7000 km above
Saturn’s surface and extending to its outer edge about 80,000 km above the surface. However,
the rings are only about 20 m thick. The rings are made of billions of small particles, most
of which are water ice, which has a mass density of 1000 kg/m3. Approximating the ring as
being made of solid ice, what is the mass of the ring compared to the mass of Earth’s Moon?
Show how your got your answer.
Homework Equations
Volume = L x W x H and Mass = Density x Volume
The Attempt at a Solution
I have the density (1 g/m3) but I don't know how to get the volume from the other information because I've never taken the volume of a ring before, could someone please help me find the volume? I know that once I have the volume I can easily get the mass and compare it with the moon's mass