Saturn:

(Say it in French! Saturne)

Known for its rings, Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and has a diameter of 74,900 miles. It is about 887 million miles from the sun. Although Jupiter has a ring, Saturn’s rings are the most famous because they are so wide and so bright that even with a small telescope they can be seen from Earth.  Saturn has 18 named moons, but because of the rings, and debris that is in them, there could be more.  It takes about 10 Earth hours for one Saturn day to pass, and a year is a little more than 29 Earth years.

 

More Facts About Saturn:

 

Size: 74,900 mi. diameter

Distance from Sun: 887 million mi. from the sun. Or thinking about it another way, Saturn is 1,703,040,000,000 hula hoops from the sun!

Terrain/Surface: gas layers with a rock core inside

Climate: the average temperature -218° Farenheit and approximately every thirty years there is a storm on Saturn and it lasts several months!

Atmosphere: Saturn's atmosphere is made up of whirling gases that get up to speeds of 800 miles per hour.

How Long is one Rotation of the Planet: 10 hours

How Long is one orbit of the Sun: 29 Earth years

Satellites: 30 moons

 

Fun Fact: Even though Saturn is 10 times bigger than Earth, it is very lightweight. This is because it is made up of liquid hydrogen. It is so light that it could float in water.

DID YOU KNOW?

Saturn is 8,374,080,000,000 soda cans from the Earth! Whew... I'm thirsty!