#astronomy 
## Structure
Astronomers have subdivided [[Saturn|Saturn's]] rings into the following categories:

| **Name**                 | **Distance from Saturn's  <br>Center (km)** | **Width (km)**     | **Thickness (m)** |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- |
| D Ring                   | 66,900 –74,510                              | 7500               | <30               |
| C Ring                   | 74,658 – 92,000                             | 17500              | 5                 |
| B Ring                   | 92,000 –117,580                             | 25500              | 5-15              |
| Cassini Division         | 117,580 –122,170                            | 4700               |                   |
| A Ring                   | 122,170 –136,775                            | 14600              | 10-30             |
| Roche Division           | 136,775 – 139,380                           | 2600               |                   |
| F Ring                   | 140,1                                       | 30 – 500           |                   |
| Janus/Epimetheus Ring[e] | 149,000 – 154,000                           | 5000               |                   |
| G Ring                   | 166,000 –175,000                            | 9000               |                   |
| Methone Ring Arc         | 194230                                      | ?                  |                   |
| Anthe Ring Arc           | 197665                                      | ?                  |                   |
| Pallene Ring             | 211,000 – 213,500                           | 2500               |                   |
| E Ring                   | 180,000 – 480,000                           | 300000             | >2000 km          |
| Phoebe Ring              | ~4,000,000 – >13,000,000                    | 9,900,000 –12,800, | 2,330,000 km      |
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ERROR: Pan and Daphnis are mixed up, Daphnis is in Keeler gap, not Encke gap!


Three small moons orbiting between Mimas and Enceladus: Methone, Anthe, and Pallene - are named after the Alkyonides of Greek mythology

Between Tethys and Dione: Telesto, Calypso, Helene, and Polydeuces

Total order:
Pan
Daphnis
Atlas
Prometheus
Pandora
Epimetheus
Janus
Aegaeon
Mimas
Methone
Anthe
Pallene
Enceladus
Tethys
Telesto
Calypso
Helene
Polydeuces
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Hyperion
[[Iapetus]]
Phoebe

Total moon amount: 146, 63 named (OUTDATED)
Since March 11, 2025: 274 moons 