It spins so fast that it flattens out the top and the bottom of the planet and bulges at its equator. The white spots on Saturn are believed to be powerful storms. The Ringed Planet, Saturn is probably the most visually stunning planet in our solar system. Saturn is surrounded by over 1000 rings made of ice and dust. These rings are actually made of of thousands of small particles of dust and ice.
Scientists believe that the particles came from the destruction of moons circling the planet.
As comets and meteorites smashed the moons, Saturn's gravitational pull shaped the particles into rings. The divisions in the rings we see from Earth are caused by some of Saturn's smaller moons. Saturn has at least 18 known moons. Some of these moons orbit the planet within the rings, creating gaps in the rings. The two outermost rings are separated by a dark band called the Cassini Division, named for the astronomer who discovered it in 1675.