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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
I don't think the rings would be densely packed enough to create widespread shadows. I think the effect would be similar to those bus windows with the little black dots on them, that you don't even notice until you look closely.
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If that was the case then you wouldn't be able to see them either.
Saturn's rings create clear shadows.. it would depend entirely on the composition and density of the rings.
http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh...assini_big.jpg
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Originally Posted by HOOT
I'd be curious how this would effect satellite, or if they would even be possible with a ring around Earth like that.
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Depends on how big it is, we could always put satellites out beyond the rings however far they are, but getting them there might be more challenging.