What Size Are the Particles Making Up Saturn's Rings

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Multiple Choice

What size are the particles making up Saturn's rings?

• A) a few micrometers in diameter (dust grains)
• B) up to about 1 mm in diameter ("snowflakes")
• C) up to about 10 cm in diameter
• D) up to about 10 m in diameter

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