Saturn By: Abby and Katie
History Planets Name – Saturn Who Named It? – The Romans What Does The Name Mean? – Roman God Of Agriculture
Discovery When Was The Planet Discovered? – 1610 Who Discovered It? – Galileo Galileo
Planet Structure The core is made up of rock and ice. The surface features are water and gas. Saturn is not a terrestrial planet.
Atmosphere Saturn’s atmosphere is 96% hydrogen and 3% helium by volume and small amounts of methane, ammonia, and water. The mission Cassini shows that Saturn is a stormy place.
Motion Saturn’s orbit is 29.5 earth years long. Saturn’s rotation is 1 earth day and 5 earth hours long.
Missions Pioneer 11- Launched in 1973 Voyager 1- Launched in 1977 Cassini- Launched in 1997 Voyager 2
Data Diameter- 120,563 km Average distance from the Sun- 1,427 million km Mass- 5.688 x 10 kg Surface Gravity- 9.05 m/ s squared Average Temperature- -246 degrees Celsius at cloud top Length of Sidereal Day- 10 hours 14 minutes Length of Year- 29.5 years Number of Observed Moons- 60
Other (Fun Facts) Earth could fit around Saturn nine times. The day Saturday was named after Saturn. Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system.
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