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Solar System -- Saturn

The Sixth Planet
Saturn
  • Diameter of Saturn is:
    • Equatoral diameter is about 75,000 miles (120,700 km).
    • Polar diameter is about 67,500 miles (108.630 km).
  • Distance is 885,200,000 miles (1,429 million km) from the sun
  • Average temperature is -288°F (-178°C)
  • Saturn has at least 24 moons.
    • Largest moon, Titan, has an atmosphere and is larger than Mercury.
  • Rotation takes 10 hours 41 minutes.
  • Revolution takes 29.4 years (29 years, 167.25 days).
  • Density is 0.7 times that of water.
  • Yellowish color when seen in the night sky.
  • Numerous bands encircle its equator.
  • Planet largely comprised of liquid hydrogen and helium.
  • Core may be rocky and somewhat larger than earth.
  • Atmosphere is dense and is mostly hydroden with lesser amounts of helium, ammonia, methane and other gases.
  • Saturn is best known for its beautiful rings, which are made up of tiny particles of ice.
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Refiner of Gold Creations
1998 Solar System Facts
Created by EMC on 6/23/1997. Updated 5/4/2005.