SATURN BY CATHAL BUCKLEY

Saturn

Introduction Saturn is the fifth brightest object in the solar system and is easily studied with binoculars or a small telescope. Saturn is the flattest planet. This is because of its polar diameter 90 percent of what its equatorial diameter this is due to its low density and fast rotation.

How Saturn got its name Saturn got its name after the Roman god of agriculture Saturnas also known as the Greek god Cronus. Saturn is the son of Uranus and the father of Jupiter. Saturn overthrew his father Uranus to become king of the gods , but was then overthrown by his son Jupiter

Saturnas

FACTS Equatorial diameter 120,536km Polar diameter 108,728km Times Earth 95 times Earth Moons 62 Rings 30+ (7 groups) Orbit distance 1,426,666,422km Orbit period 29.5 years (10,756 days) Effective Temperature -178C First recorded 8th Century BC Recorded by Assyrians

Its The Coolest Planet Saturn is the coolest planet because its effective temperature is -178C

Summer on Saturn Summer on Saturn lasts for 8 years therefore every season lasts for 8 years.

A Day on Saturn It is the 2nd shortest day of any planet in the solar system. A day on Saturn lasts 11 hours. This is how long it takes to rotate on its axis. A year on Saturn=29.5 Earth year

How much you would weigh on Saturn Saturn is bigger than Earth so you would weigh more on Saturn than here on Earth. If you weigh 70 pounds{32KG} you would weigh 74.5{34KG} on Saturn.

Moons Saturn has 62 moons and 53 of them are named. Titan is the largest moon.

Gasses Saturn is a gas giant. It is the least dense planet in the solar system.

Weather on Saturn The wind can gust up to 1000MPH and the lightning is much stronger then the lightning on Earth.

Saturn's Rings Saturn's rings are 282000KM across. There is more than 30+ rings broken in 7 groups categorised from A-G . The rings are made up out of water ice and some dust with other chemicals. The particles of ice clump together and break apart as they orbit. There are some space in the rings where the moons are or where the gravity from the moons interact.

What makes up Saturn?

What Makes up Saturn Starting from the centre Saturn is made up of rocky core next there is some liquid metallic hydrogen then finally some liquid hydrogen.