saturns ring towers

The moon is moving so slowly in relation to the rings that gravity is able to have an effect.  They really all move together but gradually they move in relation to each other but not too fast.   Gravity has a noticeable effect.   Is this the same as the pictures that show what looks like towers perpendicular to the rings?   I hope not.  I have a theory about those.  Maybe the towers are frozen remnants this effect.   I think the towers are what happens when the ring solidifies.  Once a portion of ring becomes solid it eventually breaks apart.   The same phenomena that caused it to pack down hard enough to solidify then causes it to flip perpendicular to the ring plane and become locked into that position.  This packing continues until the ring becomes large enough to generate it's own gravity.   The gravity will continue to make it thicker till it can no longer maintain it's ringlike shape.    The thinner portions will topple into the thicker portions like giant towers falling to the ground.    

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