Seems at first impression that asteroids could be captured into polar orbits as well, if less often notwithstanding. Article appears to imply that equatorial alignment is a necessary element in ring formation scenarios.
I could see the temporariness inherent, but aren’t Saturn’s also?
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Seems at first impression that asteroids could be captured into polar orbits as well, if less often notwithstanding. Article appears to imply that equatorial alignment is a necessary element in ring formation scenarios.
I could see the temporariness inherent, but aren’t Saturn’s also?
What am am I missing here?