Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet in our solar system and is the second largest planet. The only planet larger then Saturn is Jupiter. Saturn is commonly noted for its phenomenal system of rings surrounding this gaseous planet. It is also one of the outer planets. Saturn's period of rotation is approximately ten and a half-hours in Earth hours. Saturn takes about 13 and a half-hours less than Earth to rotate. It takes Saturn about 30 years to make revolution around the sun. That is 29 years more than Earth. If we lived on Saturn we would die around the age of three! Saturn's atmosphere is made of two main gases; hydrogen (88%) and helium (11%). The different color gases produce belts of streak-like swirls surrounding the planet. The swirls are series of storms on the planet's surface. It also contains traces of methane, ammonia, ammonia crystals, and other gases like ethane, acetylene, and phosphine. Obviously, this planet is made of gases. Saturn's atmosphere has nothing in common !with Earth's atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere contains nitrogen and oxygen. Saturn appears to be a yellowish color from Earth. Saturn can be seen from Earth because it is one of the brightest in the night sky. Saturn's huge size
62 miles across and stretches 1200 miles. Dione and Rhea have brilliantly lit up streaks on their surfaces. Scientists believe that the cause of the ice is from craters by meteorites, or new ice that came up through the core of the planet. The outer satellites, Hyperion and Iapetus are made up of the same elements as the inner satellites; water and ice. Phoebe is the farthest satellite that has a retrograde rotation. Titan is Saturn's largest moon with a diameter of 32, 000 miles, which is larger than the planet Mercury. Titan has an orangey surface color and consists of the gases nitrogen and traces of methane, ethane, acetylene, ethylene, hydrogen, cyanide, carbon monoxide, and dioxide. The temperature of Titan is about -296 degrees Fahrenheit (-182 degrees Celsius) and 294 degrees Fahrenheit, (180 degrees Celsius) which is very similar to the temperatures of Saturn's largest moon Titan. Pioneer 11 probe was launched into space September 1979. Following this mission was Voy! 3. McIrvin, Matt. "Some Frequently Asked Questions About Saturn." http://skyron.harvard.edu/sat_faq.html causes atmospheric pressure to be directed towards the core of the planet. The pressure is so intense that the hydrogen gas condenses into a liquid. Eventually, the hydrogen that was condensed into a liquid turns into metallic hydrogen, which conducts electricity. This hydrogen electricity is what causes Saturn's magnetic field. Earth has no magnetic field so this procedure does not occur on Earth. Saturn is one of the outer planets, which is farther away from the sun and five other planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter). Saturn is estimated to be 1427 million kilometers away from the sun. Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system: only smaller than Jupiter. Saturn's equator is 74, 980 miles in diameter. Saturn's density is eigh! 1. Adapted from a table compiled by Donald A. MacRae in The Observer's Handbook 1976 of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and a table in Contemporary Astronomy, by Jay m. Pasachoff, Holt/Saunders, 1980. 5. Mache, L. Dinah. Astronomy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1987. t times less than Earth's density because the planet consists of mostly the gas hydrogen. The enormous size of Saturn causes a magnetic field. Its volume would take up about 769 Earth size bodies. Saturn has about 20 known satellites. The five inner largest satellites are Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea, they are mostly spherical. They are made up of water and ice. Rocks make up 40 percent of Dione's surface; Enceladus has a much smoother surface. Tethys has a large crater with its width 62 miles across and stretches 1200 miles. Dione and Rhea have brilliantly lit up streaks on their surfaces. Scientists believe that the cause of the ice is from craters by meteorites, or new ice that came up through the core of the planet. The outer satellites, Hyperion and Iapetus are made up of the same eleme
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