By: Joanne Huynh
Planet’s Symbol
Origin Roman mythology God of agriculture
Discovery Of Saturn Who: Galileo How: Through a telescope When: 1610
Distances Saturn is the 6 th planet from the sun It’s 1,429,400,000 km from the sun 1.67 billion km from Earth
Planet Measurements Mass: x10 26 kg Volume: 8,2713x10 14 km 3 Density: g/cm 3 Gravity: 10.4 m/s 2 Saturn would float on water because it’s less dense than water.
Orbit and Rotation It takes Earth years for Saturn to orbit the Sun To rotate on it’s axis in one day it takes Saturn 10.2 Earth hours
Composition of the Atmosphere Made of mostly hydrogen and helium 75% Hydrogen 25% Helium Thick atmosphere
Temperature Saturn’s temperature range is -290 oF It would be freezing compared to Earth Compared to Florida it would be extremely cold
Composition/Appearance Saturn is a gas giant, and it’s composition is similar to Jupiter’s It’s mainly 75% hydrogen, and 25% helium There are traces of water, methane, ammonia, and rock on the planet Saturn is almost as big as Jupiter in size. It has 8 rings around it, and it appears to be striped with a yellowish tan. Saturn can be seen with a naked eye.
Weather On Saturn Fog and wind occur on Saturn The winds blow 1,100 mph (500 meters per second) The clouds in the atmosphere are cold, thick, and in a uniform shape
Rings Saturn has 8 divisions of rings The rings are made of ice chunks and rocks It was discovered by Galileo in 1910 with a 20-power telescope The color of the rings are tannish gray and white
Moons There are 53 moons on Saturn and 9 being confirmed Saturn’s moons might be able to support life The moons’ of Saturn were discovered in the 1600s
Forms of Water on Saturn Water ice Rain Ice atmosphere
What would happen if a human traveled to Saturn? You’d weight about 7lbs heavier You’d float around Saturn No long term survival, because Saturn does not support life
Something Special Since 2004, 5 missions were taken place on Saturn They’ve been researching about the moons and rings on Saturn
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