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Did you know? Saturn's rings will disappear within 100-300 million years. They slowly rain onto the planet — 9 tonnes of ice per second. That sounds slow, but Saturn has only had rings for about 100 million years; they were not there when dinosaurs lived, and they will not be there forever.

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Saturn's rings will disappear within 100-300 million years. They slowly rain onto the planet — 9 tonnes of ice per second. That sounds slow, but Saturn has only had rings for about 100 million years; they were not there when dinosaurs lived, and they will not be there forever.

De ringen van Saturnus zullen over 100-300 miljoen jaar verdwijnen. Ze regenen langzaam neer op de planeet — 9 ton ijs per seconde. Dat lijkt traag, maar Saturnus heeft alleen ringen sinds zo'n 100 miljoen jaar; ze waren er niet toen dinosauriërs leefden, en ze zijn er ook niet voor altijd.

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