Saturn’s Rings
![Animated GIF showing the location of Cassini's rings.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rings_diagram_labels.gif?w=4096&format=png)
November 16, 2016
Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute |
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Saturn's rings were named alphabetically in the order they were discovered. The narrow F ring marks the outer boundary of the main ring system.
![Animated GIF highlighting Saturn's rings in discovery order.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/595_Rings_in_Discovery_Order.gif?w=4096&format=png)
This alternate version highlights the rings in discovery order.