I would like you to compare the thickness of Saturn's rings to objects here on Earth if those rings were scaled down to the size of the objects here on Earth (hint: this means it is a ratio problem). Imagine the rings of Saturn like a DVD or CD here on Earth. The DVD has a diameter of approximately 12 cm, whereas the rings of Saturn have a diameter of approximately 280,000 km. The thickness of a DVD is about 0.6 mm and the thickness of the rings of Saturn at their thickest is approximately 1 km. If we were to scale the diameter of rings of Saturn down to the diameter of a DVD, how does the new thickness of the rings of Saturn compare to the thickness of the DVD? Please provide both the new thickness of Saturn's rings and how many times thicker or thinner they would be than a CD in your answer.
I would like you to compare the thickness of Saturn's rings to objects here on Earth if those rings were scaled down to the size of the objects here on Earth (hint: this means it is a ratio problem). Imagine the rings of Saturn like a DVD or CD here on Earth. The DVD has a diameter of approximately 12 cm, whereas the rings of Saturn have a diameter of approximately 280,000 km. The thickness of a DVD is about 0.6 mm and the thickness of the rings of Saturn at their thickest is approximately 1 km. If we were to scale the diameter of rings of Saturn down to the diameter of a DVD, how does the new thickness of the rings of Saturn compare to the thickness of the DVD? Please provide both the new thickness of Saturn's rings and how many times thicker or thinner they would be than a CD in your answer.
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