Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in our solar system. ¹⁾

It is named after the Roman god of agriculture and wealth, Saturn. ²⁾

Saturn is a gas giant with no solid surface, but it does have a solid core. ³⁾

It has the lowest density of all the planets in our solar system, which means that it would float if it were placed in water. ⁴⁾

Saturn's most distinctive feature is its rings, which are made up of ice particles, rocks, and dust. ⁵⁾

The rings are relatively thin, only about 10 meters thick, but they can be up to 282,000 km wide. ⁶⁾

Saturn has 82 known moons, the most of any planet in the solar system. ⁷⁾

The largest of Saturn's moons is Titan, which is the second-largest moon in the solar system after Jupiter's moon Ganymede. ⁸⁾

Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a thick atmosphere, and it has lakes and rivers of liquid methane and ethane on its surface. ⁹⁾

Saturn's atmosphere is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, with traces of ammonia, methane, and other gases. ¹⁰⁾

The planet's yellowish hue is due to the ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. ¹¹⁾

Saturn has the second-fastest rotation period of any planet in the solar system, with a day that lasts just over 10 hours. ¹²⁾

Its magnetic field is weaker than that of Jupiter, but it is still one of the strongest in the solar system. ¹³⁾

Saturn's distance from the sun means that it takes about 29.5 Earth years to complete one orbit around the sun. ¹⁴⁾

NASA's Cassini spacecraft studied Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, providing a wealth of data and images of the planet and its surroundings. ¹⁵⁾