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Saturn

Sixth planet from the sun

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

Named after Roman God

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

Gas giant

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

Lowest density

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)

Distinctive feature

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

Thin rings

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

82 known moons

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

Second-largest moon in the solar system

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

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)

Atmosphere

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

Yellowish hue

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

Day length

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

Magnetic field

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

Distance from the sun

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)

saturn.txt · Last modified: 2023/04/21 01:49 by aga