Saturn: Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture. He was called Cronus by the Greeks.

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Saturn: Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture. He was called Cronus by the Greeks. By: Erin and Anusha . The Planet. Saturn is a light weight planet It spins so fast, that it’s not perfectly round Saturn is the least dense planet It is made of mostly hydrogen and helium - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By: Erin and Anusha

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The Planet Saturn is a light weight planetIt spins so fast, that it’s not perfectly roundSaturn is the least dense planetIt is made of mostly hydrogen and heliumSaturn does not have as much gravity as EarthSaturn is the second largest planet and is a Gas Giant like Jupiter

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun

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MoonsSaturn has the most Moons62 current and counting53 are classified as moons and 9 are unofficial

Did you know…….The moon Titan is bigger than Mercury

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The RingsSaturn is well-known for its ringsJupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings

Saturn’s rings are 160,800 miles wideThe rings are very thinThe rings are made of ice, dust and rocks

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Weight on SaturnSaturn is bigger than Earth You weigh more there than you do hereIf you weigh 70 pounds, you would weigh 82 pounds on Saturn

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Fast Facts1 Orbit of the Sun=10,759.2 days1 Rotation=10 hrs 13 minMass= 95 times more than Earth Volume=744 times more than EarthEscape Velocity= 79,400 mphDistance from Sun=888 million milesAverage Temp= -300 degrees F Atmosphere= hydrogen, helium, methaneDiameter= 74,898 miles

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Sources Saturn’s Moons-http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&q=saturn's%20moons&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=879

Colorful Saturn-http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=saturn&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=879

Colorful Rings-http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=saturn&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=879

Red Saturn-http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1920&bih=879&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=gas+saturn&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Purple Saturn-http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1920&bih=879&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=purple+saturn&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=