Christopher Mankovich Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Christopher Mankovich Saturn is always quaking, but it's subtle, the planet's surface moves about a meter every one to two hours like a slowly rippling lake. Like a seismograph, the rings pick up the gravity disturbances, and the ring particles start to wiggle around. Christopher Mankovich The fuzzy cores are like a sludge, the hydrogen and helium gas in the planet gradually mix with more and more ice and rock as you move toward the planet's center. It's a bit like parts of Earth's oceans where the saltiness increases as you get to deeper and deeper levels, creating a stable configuration. Christopher Mankovich
