Saturn
The Planet Saturn is the second largest planet. It is the next planet after Jupiter. Saturn is named after a Roman God and is famous for its beautiful rings.
It has at least 31 moons. These include Titan, Hyperion, Mimas, Enceladus, Rhea, and Phoebe.
Facts about Planet Saturn
* Diameter: 120,660 km. It is about 10 times larger than our Earth
* Temperature: –178°C
*Distance from Earth: At its closest, Saturn is 1190.4 million km *Atmosphere: Hydrogen and helium
*Surface: consists of liquid and gas.
*Rotation of its axis: 10 hours, 40 min, 24 sec
*Rotation around the Sun: 29.5 Earth years
Saturn Space Probes:
Saturn has been visited in flybys in the 1970s by NASA's Pioneer 11 and in 1980-81 by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
The Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1997 arrived at Saturn in July 2004. The Hugens probe will explore the moon -Titan.
Did you know?
It has at least 31 moons. These include Titan, Hyperion, Mimas, Enceladus, Rhea, and Phoebe.
Facts about Planet Saturn
* Diameter: 120,660 km. It is about 10 times larger than our Earth
* Temperature: –178°C
*Distance from Earth: At its closest, Saturn is 1190.4 million km *Atmosphere: Hydrogen and helium
*Surface: consists of liquid and gas.
*Rotation of its axis: 10 hours, 40 min, 24 sec
*Rotation around the Sun: 29.5 Earth years
Saturn Space Probes:
Saturn has been visited in flybys in the 1970s by NASA's Pioneer 11 and in 1980-81 by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
The Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1997 arrived at Saturn in July 2004. The Hugens probe will explore the moon -Titan.
Did you know?
- Saturn's rings are made of billions of ice particles.
- Its surface consists of liquid and gas.
