Planet Saturn By Cameron Blanton
Rotation around the Sun: 29.5 Earth years Saturn facts Distance from Earth: At its closest, Saturn is 1190.4 million km Temperature: –178°C * Rotation of its axis: 10 hours, 40 min, 24 sec Rotation around the Sun: 29.5 Earth years
More Facts about Saturn Saturn is the Sixth planet from the sun. And the Second largest in the solar system. Four Space probes have visited Saturn including pioneer 10, pioneer 11, and voyager 1 and 2 United States Cassini mission launched in 1997, will arrive at Saturn and go into orbit around the planet. It will also release a probe into the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, To explore surface conditions.
Saturn’s Atmosphere Hydrogen pictured below Saturn is not quite as large as Jupiter and has an average density that is actually lower than that of water. Saturn rotates rapidly for its size and has flowing belts and zones. Saturn’s atmosphere is dominated by hydrogen and helium. But also includes ice near the top of it clouds. Hydrogen pictured below
What are the rings of saturn made of? Saturn’s rings are made of ice chunks of various sizes surrounded by Saturn’s 60 moons and moonlets! Scientists have categorized several distinct rings based on size and composition and each ring is separated by a visible gap.