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Saturn's rings are relatively young, having formed only 100 to 400 million years ago.

Why it is true

Data from the Cassini mission suggests the rings formed long after the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, meaning early humans might have theoretically seen a ringless Saturn.

Source: Astronomy

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