Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. Saturn is similar to Jupiter because it is also considered a gas giant. Under its atmosphere of methane, hydrogen and helium, the sky slowly turns into liquid until it becomes an ocean of liquid chemicals. Saturn is much smaller than Jupiter but is still the second largest planet in the Solar System. On Saturn, you would weigh about 4 more pounds than you do on Earth. Even though Saturn is the second largest planet, it is the least dense (lightest) planet in the Solar System it is made up of mostly hydrogen and helium, which are the two lightest elements in the universe. Saturn is so light that scientists believe it would be able to float in water! Since Saturn is such a lightweight planet and it spins so fast, Saturn is not perfectly round like most of the other planets. Like Jupiter, Saturn is wide in the middle and narrow near its top and bottom. Saturn is most well-known for its rings although it is not the only planet that has them. Its rings are 169,800 miles wide and extremely thin. There are seven rings in total consisting of Ring A, Ring B, Ring C, Ring D, Ring E, Ring F, and Ring G. The rings are made up of particles of ice, dust, and rocks and are held in place by Saturn's moons. It is the gravity of the moons that creates gaps between the rings.
 * All About Saturn:**
 * Saturn's Rings**


 * Astrology Mythology:** Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture and was called Cronus by the Greeks. He is the son of Uranus and the father of Jupiter. Saturn overthrew his father to become king of the gods, but was later overthrown by his son Jupiter.

Mass: 95 times more than Earth Volume: 744 times more than Earth Distance from the Sun: 1,429 million kilometers 1 Orbit around the Sun: 10,759.2 days 1 Full Rotation: 10 hours and 13 minutes Average Temperature: -300 degrees F Moons: 53 official moons and 9 unofficial moons
 * Fast Facts:**

The most well-known of Saturn's moons is Titan. It is larger than the planet Mercury standing as the second largest moon in the Solar System next to Jupiter's Ganymede. Many of Saturn's moons orbit around the edge of the planet's rings. They help to keep the rings in place and are known Shepherd Moons.
 * Saturn's Moons**

Saturn is the furthest planet from Earth that can be seen without the help of a telescope.
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