Saturn

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Size: 2nd largest planet, 74,600 miles in diameter, almost ten times the size of Earth.

Name: Derived from the Roman god of agriculture Gravity : 100 lbs. on Earth is 116 lbs. on Saturn Discovery: Discovered by Galileo in 1610 Visibility: Can be seen by the naked eye

Saturn Overview:

This is a model of Galileo’s telescope

Saturn was formed more than 4 billion years ago and is made of gases. Saturn was formed by large masses of gas combining in the universe. As the gasses mixed, they got bigger and gathered more gasses. With the help of gravity, Saturn was formed.

The Beginning

Saturn doesn't have a solid surface, instead it’s outer core is made up of hydrogen and helium. Also Saturn has storms on its surface resembled by red dots.

Saturn’s Surface

This is a storm on Saturn’s surface

Saturn is composed of 4 layers Outer Gaseous, Outer Middle hot liquid, on inner middle metallic hydrogen, and a rocky-ice core as seen here.

Saturn’s Interior

Rocky-Ice Core

Hydrogen

Hot liquid Metallic Hydrogen

Saturn has a total of seven rings. The rings are about 3,200 feet thick and span about 175,000 miles. They are mostly made up of rock, ice, and dust.

Saturn’s Rings

This is an artists interpretation of Saturn’s rings.

Saturn has over thirty known moons here are just a few, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Lapetus, Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, and Aegaeon. Most moons are named after Roman gods. The largest is Titan(as seen below) while the smallest is Aegaeon.

Saturn’s Moons

Saturn’s Largest Moon: Titan

This video is on the formation of Saturn’s rings.

Video

Five Question Quiz

How many moons does Saturn have?A. Over 100B. 22C. Over 30D. 0

Question 1:

How many rings does Saturn have?A. 56B. 7C. 34D. 9

Question 2:

What are Saturn’s inner core’s conditions?A. Rocky and IcyB. It doesn't have an inner core, its all

hydrogenC. Hot and volcanicD. None of the above

Question 3:

Who discovered the planet Saturn?A. The MayansB. GalileoC. Kobe BryantD. Chuck Norris

Question 4:

In what year was Saturn discovered?A. 670B. 1399C. 1610D. 1649

Question 5:

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