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RINGS OF SATURN



Inner
Rings and satellites:
 Distance from
the beginning of the ring of Saturn center. 
Width
of the ring
Thickness Albedo
D 67 000 km 7 500 km  ?   ? 
C 74 500 km 17 500 km  ?  0.25
Maxwell Division 87 500 km 270 km - -
B 92 000 km 25 500 km 0.1 to 1 km 0.65
Cassini Division 117 500 km 4 700 km  ?  0.30
A 122 200 km 14 600 km 0.1 to 1 km 0.60
Encke Division 133 570 km 325 km - -
Keeler Division 136 530 km 35 km - -
satellite Pan (S-18) 136 600 km - - -
satellite Atlas (S-15) 137 670 km - - -
satellite Prometheus (S-16) 139 350 km - - -
F ("shepherd" by Prometheus and Pandora) 140 210 km 30 to 500 km  ?   ? 
satellite Pandora (S-17) 141 700 km - - -
Janus (S-10) 151 470 km - - -
Epimetheus (S-11) 151 420 km - - -
G 165 800 km 8 000 km 100 to 1000 km  ? 
E 180 000 km 300 000 km 1000 km  ?