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Saturn

Saturn. Jada Leung. Saturn Fun Facts. Saturn is one of the planets that has rings around it. The rings of Saturn have chunks of ice and rock revolving around the planet. Saturn is the seventh planet in space. Saturn is named for the Roman god of agriculture. Saturn is also a gas giant.

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Saturn

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  1. Saturn Jada Leung

  2. Saturn Fun Facts • Saturn is one of the planets that has rings around it. • The rings of Saturn have chunks of ice and rock revolving around the planet. • Saturn is the seventh planet in space. • Saturn is named for the Roman god of agriculture. • Saturn is also a gas giant.

  3. Planets near Saturn There are three other gas giants besides Saturn - they are Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.

  4. The size of Saturn • The diameter of Saturn is 74,898 miles. • The density is 0.69 - the least dense planet and the only one lighter than water. • The Volume is 764 times that of Earth, but only 95 times more massive.

  5. Fun Facts • The length of Saturn’s year is 29.42 Earth years • The length of Saturn’s day is 10 hours, 39.4 minutes. • The poles of Saturn are tilted 29 degrees relative to the plane of its orbit around the Sun.

  6. Saturn’s atmosphere above clouds is approximately 94 percent hydrogen and 6 percent helium. The winds near Saturn’s equator blow toward east at 1,100 miles per hour, making Saturn the windiest planet. The temperature at Saturn’s cloud tops is 218 F. Saturn’s main ring system would barely fit in the space between Earth and its Moon. Saturn has 33 moons, 15 of which were discovered after Cassini eruptions. Titan is the largest of Saturn’s moons, and its larger than the planet Mercury. Saturn’s environment, Rings, and Moons.

  7. The End Thank You for watching! By: Jada Leung

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