{"id":1135,"date":"2004-11-15T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2004-11-15T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/saturn_s_rings\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:36:24","slug":"saturn_s_rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/da\/saturn_s_rings\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturns ringe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Saturn er kendt som \u2018ringernes herre\u2019, selvom de tre andre gigantiske gasplaneter \u2013 Jupiter, Uranus og Neptun \u2013 ogs\u00e5 har ringe. Saturns system indtager en fremtr\u00e6dende plads, da dens ringe er ekstremt lysst\u00e6rke og meget store.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Det kan v\u00e6re resterne af en satellit eller en komet, der er g\u00e5et i stykker. Da de blev opdaget i det 17. \u00e5rhundrede, viste tegninger, at de lignede k\u00e6mpe \u2018Mickey Mouse-\u00f8rer\u2019 p\u00e5 hver sin side af planeten. Efterh\u00e5nden som teleskoperne blev bedre, inds\u00e5 astronomerne, at de best\u00e5r af millioner af is- og stenfragmenter. Hullerne i ringene er blevet ryddet af tyngdekraften fra n\u00e6rliggende m\u00e5ner.<\/p>\n<p>Ligesom en k\u00e6mpe cd har de flade ringe en diameter p\u00e5 over 275 000 km \u2013 bredt nok til at udfylde det meste af afstanden mellem Jorden og M\u00e5nen \u2013 men de er mindre end 1 km tykke. N\u00e5r Saturn og Jorden bev\u00e6ger sig op og ned i deres baner, \u00e6ndrer vores udsyn til ringene sig. I 2003 var de p\u00e5 deres lyseste og smukkeste. Men hvert 15. \u00e5r ser vi dem set fra siden. De er da usynlige for alt andet end de st\u00f8rste teleskoper. Dette er et godt tidspunkt at lede efter sm\u00e5 m\u00e5ner t\u00e6t p\u00e5 ringene.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturn is famous as the &#8216;lord of the rings&#8217;, even though the other three giant gas planets \u2013 Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune \u2013 also have rings. 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