Multiple Choice
The MAIN gravitational effect that organizes the particles in the rings of Saturn into specific narrow orbits is:
A) the complex gravitational effects of the planet and the Sun on the ring particles.
B) perturbations by neighboring planets, such as Jupiter and Neptune.
C) collisions between the ring particles and the major moons of the planets.
D) gravitational perturbations by the large moons orbiting these planets.
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