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The Schwarzschild radius of Saturn is 3 *(Msat/MSun) km ~ 0.85 m, so it's much smaller than Saturn Radius ~ 6x10^7 m. As such, I believe any GR effect is probab
by matteocantiello 8y ago
The Schwarzschild radius of Saturn is 3 *(Msat/MSun) km ~ 0.85 m, so it's much smaller than Saturn Radius ~ 6x10^7 m. As such, I believe any GR effect is probably absolutely negligible at the location of Saturn's rings.
- pmalynin 8y agoWell even in earths orbit GR is not negligible, say even for the purposes of GPS