Saturn The second largest planet in the solar system. The second largest planet in the solar system....
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Saturn Saturn The The second second largest planet in the solar largest planet in the solar system. system. Saturn gives off a lot of Saturn gives off a lot of energy energy caused by caused by helium raining out of the atmosphere and helium raining out of the atmosphere and sinking to the core. So… Saturn is still sinking to the core. So… Saturn is still forming forming ! ! The composition of Saturn's atmosphere The composition of Saturn's atmosphere includes more includes more sulfur sulfur . This adds to Saturn's . This adds to Saturn's overall overall yellow yellow appearance. appearance.
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SaturnSaturn
The The secondsecond largest planet in the solar system. largest planet in the solar system. Saturn gives off a lot of Saturn gives off a lot of energyenergy caused by caused by
helium raining out of the atmosphere and helium raining out of the atmosphere and sinking to the core. So… Saturn is still sinking to the core. So… Saturn is still formingforming!!
The composition of Saturn's atmosphere The composition of Saturn's atmosphere includes more includes more sulfursulfur. This adds to Saturn's . This adds to Saturn's overall overall yellowyellow appearance. appearance.
The Rings of SaturnThe Rings of Saturn Although the gas Although the gas
giants have rings, giants have rings, Saturn’s rings are Saturn’s rings are the the llargestargest. .
The rings consist of The rings consist of icy particlesicy particles that that range in size from range in size from a few centimeters a few centimeters to several meters to several meters across.across.
Saturn’s MoonsSaturn’s Moons Saturn has Saturn has 5959
moons.moons.
Saturn's moon Saturn's moon TitanTitan is one of the is one of the few moons in the few moons in the Solar System with Solar System with much of an much of an atmosphere. It is atmosphere. It is also one of the also one of the largest moonslargest moons in in the Solar System.the Solar System.
NASA Goes to SaturnNASA Goes to Saturn The The CassiniCassini
spacecraft was spacecraft was launched October launched October 13, 13, 19971997 and and arrived at Saturn on arrived at Saturn on July 1, 2004. July 1, 2004.
This spacecraft was This spacecraft was designed to study designed to study Saturn’s Saturn’s ringsrings, its , its moonsmoons, and its , and its atmosphereatmosphere. .
Saturn’s Orbit: The sixth orbital path from the sun.
Saturn Saturn
Distance from sunDistance from sun Period of rotationPeriod of rotation Period of revolutionPeriod of revolution DiameterDiameter Surface temperatureSurface temperature Surface gravitySurface gravity
1.3 light-hours1.3 light-hours
10 hours, 39 minutes10 hours, 39 minutes
29 years, 155 days29 years, 155 days
120,536 km120,536 km
-185°C-185°C
92% of Earth’s92% of Earth’s
