SATURN
Saturn’s characteristics
Saturn has many similarities to Jupiter. Saturn is also a gas giant and does not have a solid surface. Saturn, like Jupiter is also mostly
made up of hydrogen and helium. Saturn has 53 moons that are known with an additional 9 moons whose existence is waiting to be confirmed. In addition to the many moons Saturn has a large and spectacular ring system. This ring system is made up of seven rings. Saturn’s temperature is -178 degrees Celsius.
Saturn’s place in the solar system
Saturn’s circumference 365,882.4 km is 9 times the size of Earth. It is the sixth planet from the Sun, this distance is a 1, 424, 600, 000
km. This is equal to 9.523 AU.
Saturn’s spin and orbit
Saturn spin’s on itself and this takes 10.7 hours. Therefore one
Saturn day is less than one Earth day. Saturn also orbits around the Sun, this
takes Saturn 29 Earth years to do.
Photo of Saturn obtained from:
http://awwproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/saturn.jpg