Ultimaurice17 OP t1_j68el4b wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Reply to comment by mfb- in Why do planet's rings match their rotations? by Ultimaurice17

This is likely because they get new moons all the time though right. I'm sure all of the big important moons like titan tritan Europa and such that have been there for a long time have orbits that match the rotation right?

mfb- t1_j68lg1r wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:57 PM

No, these moons can have orbited for a very long time. If they didn't form together with the planet and if they orbit far away they have no reason to be aligned with the planet's rotation.